Saint Teresa of Calcutta knew what she was talking about when she said:
People are often unreasonable and self-centred.Forgive them anyway.
If we are kind, people may accuse us of ulterior motives.Be kind anyway.
If we are honest, people may cheat us.Be honest anyway.
If we find happiness, people may be jealous.Be happy anyway.
The good we do today may be forgotten tomorrow.Do good anyway.
Give the world the best we have, and it may never be enough.Give our best anyway.
Because in the end, it is always between us and God.It was never between us and them anyway.
Even the rich are hungry for love, for being cared for, for being wanted, for having someone to call their own.
Every time we smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing. God doesn't require us to succeed ...
He only requires us try, even and especially in difficult trials ...
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