I was reading the ST Forum dated 26 AUG (i love reading the ST forum!!) and came across this poem from a reader replying to the topic "Of Chivalry and Xenophobia".
Chivalry : the sum of the ideal qualifications of a knight, including courtesy, generosity, valor, and dexterity in arms
Xenophobia : an unreasonable fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers or of that which is foreign or strange
The reader mentioned that this is a poem that Mother Teresa hung on a wall of the orphanage she founded in Calcutta, its source is unknown.
People are often unreasonable,
Illogical and Self-centred;
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
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've
got anyway.
You see, in the final analysis,
It is between you and God;
It is never between you and
them anyway.
Moi additional version:
So to the mean people and nasty passengers
who had bullied moi previously,
and will bully moi in the future;
I FORGIVE YOU ANYWAY~
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