In the words of Mother TeresaIf 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 have anyway.
You see, in the final analysis,
It is between you and God;
It was never between you and them anyway.
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“It’s an interesting thing. Seeing Kuan Yin relating to a flower so intently. She's not just looking at it; she's interacting with it…I’m seeing how the act of relating to a flower appears to be so simple. Yet, it takes a tremendous amount of courage to make such a “simple” act important. Now, the lotus is floating away.”