Mother Teresa hung a copy of this poem on a wall of the orphanage she founded in Calcutta. Its source is unknown.



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

some true enemies;

Succeed anyway. people may cheat you;

Be honest and frank… Continue

Because existence can become severe

in one day,

just sense me and I'll be there.

In the minds eye,

I'm not so far away.

If you hold out your hand,

in the whispers,

I'll become the zephyr.

and besiege you.

If your eye's upon the stars,

in the crystalline darkness,

I'll become the moon.

And the light shall guide you.

If you rest upon the ground,

in the warmth,

I'll become the grass.

And embrace you.

If you turn… Continue