The Final Analysis

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 God;

It was never between you and them anyway.

Kent Keith