ANYWAY!

People are often unreasonable,
Illogical and self centred.
Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind,
People may accuse
You of selfish 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 your years building,
Someone could destroy overnight;
Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness,
They may be jealous;
Be happy happy anyway.

Mother Theresa 
The good you do today,
People will often forget tommorow;
Do good anyway.

Give the world the best,
And it may never be enough;
Give the world the best you have anyway.

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

~Mother Teresa~