Anyway

Page Contents: “Anyway” as used by Mother Teresa

 

	PEOPLE are often unreasonable, irrational, 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 unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway. If you are honest and sincere, people may deceive you. Be honest and sincere anyway. What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight. Create anyway. If you find serenity and joy, some may be jealous. Be joyful anyway. The good you do today will often be forgotten. Do good anyway. Give the best you have, and it will never be enough. Give your best anyway. In the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway. _______   This text was displayed by Mother Teresa on a wall of her orphanage in Calcutta, with no reference to the author. Consequently, many persons have attributed the text to Mother Teresa herself. According to information on his website, Kent M. Kieth claims that the text used by Mother Teresa was adapted from material he wrote in 1968.     No advertising—no sponsor—just the simple truth . . . If this website has helped you, then help support this website     A Guide to Psychology and its Practice www.GuideToPsychology.com   Copyright © 1997-2021 Raymond Lloyd Richmond, Ph.D. All rights reserved. San Francisco   All material on this website is copyrighted. You may copy or print selections for your private, personal use only. Any other reproduction or distribution without my permission is prohibited.		FOR THE SAKE OF TRUTH this website about the practice of Clinical Psychology does not accept any advertising. Therefore, if my work has been informative and helpful to you, please send a donation in appreciation, even if it’s only a few dollars, to help offset my costs in making this website available to everyone without advertising.   Gratitude is joy to the heart!   Raymond Lloyd Richmond, Ph.D. San Francisco   Credentials   Contact Me     Throughout this website, my goal is simply to help you realize that although life can be painful, unfair, and brutal, it doesn’t have to be misery.   The practice of good clinical psychology involves something—call it comfort—which does not mean sympathy or soothing, and it certainly doesn’t mean to have your pain “taken away.” It really means to be urged on to take up the cup of your destiny, with courage and honesty.     No advertising and no sponsor—just the simple truth.