The Final Analysis

I have come across this poem a number of times. It is certainly food for thought.


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.