According to one of my top favorite booksMother Teresa: A Simple Path by Lucinda Vardey (New York: Ballantine Books, 1995),
page 185, there was “a sign on the wall of Shishu Bhavan, the
children’s home in Calcutta.” This is what the sign said:
ANYWAY
People are unreasonable, illogical, 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 win false friends and true enemies,
SUCCEED ANYWAY
The good you do will be forgotten tomorrow,
DO GOOD ANYWAYHonesty and frankness make you vulnerable,
BE HONEST AND FRANK ANYWAYWhat you spent years building may be
destroyed overnight,
BUILD ANYWAYPeople really need help
but may attack you if you help them,
HELP PEOPLE ANYWAYGive the world the best you have
And you’ll get kicked in the teeth,
GIVE THE WORLD THE BEST YOU’VE GOT ANYWAY.PEACE BE WITH US!
