Anyway

In 2006, Martina McBride recorded the inspirational song, "Anyway." I recently learned that it was inspired by a favorite poem of Mother Teresa. It was written by Kent Keith and originally titled, "The Paradoxical Commandments." May the text of this inspire everyone who reads it to live the life you were made to live, no matter what the world says about it.

People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centered;
Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;
Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;
Give the world the best you've got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and your God;
It was never between you and them anyway.