bougie

In spite of everything always give of your best.........

so many times we do good and end up holding the shytty end of the stick and thinking of that song with the lyrics "I did my best but I guess my best wasn't good enough."Most times we make the decision that due to the behaviour we received  that we will not go out of our way to help people. In fact for a while my thinking was people are simply ungrateful by nature, but then I started ignoring what I was getting back in return and started using what I call psychological warfare, Killing them with kindness. I have realised that when you ignore people and just press on doing whatever good you planned to do their gratitude or lack thereof is seen by others and you are still in order to receive your blessings from God. Funny enough I attended a seminar and one of the presenters read words written on the walls of the house that Mother Teresa lived in and since Google is my friend I searched and found them and another similar version. I know at first trying to ignore people neither know the words thanks or even though they are on the receiving end of your kindness maybe the most unkind to you but just try and day by day it will get easier.

Kisses Bougie

1. The version found written on the wall in Mother Teresa's home for children in Calcutta:

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 happiness, some may be jealous.  Be happy 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 version is credited to Mother Teresa

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2. The Original Version:

The Paradoxical Commandments

by Dr. Kent M. Keith

People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.

If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.

The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.

The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.

People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
Fight for a few underdogs anyway.

What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.

People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
Help people anyway.

Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway.