Mother Teresa wrote this poem – Do It Anyway
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 true enemies;
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank,
people may cheat you;
Be honest 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.
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Though this [This is an adaptation of the Paradoxical Commandments by Dr. Kent M. Keith]and the other poem you have attributed to Blessed Theresa of Calcutta are very nice, please note that they were not written by her.
- refer to the website of the Sisters of Calcutta http://www.motherteresa.org/08_info/Quotesf.html for further clarification and information.
Thanks much for other information on your site. I realise it is not always easy to know whether things are authentic or not, or where to check them, but I thought I would just clear this one since the Sisters are trying to correct misinformation.
Thank you
God bless you
where can I FIND A PICTURE OF THE POEM BY MOTHER
TERESA.ANYAWY
This is my most favorite poem ever written!