The Paradoxical Commandments
Written by Kent Keith and hung in the children’s home of Mother Teresa



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 makes 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.

Interesting. I like it. It shows exactly how mankind should be. Not caring about what other people think, but only caring that you do the right thing, not because it's popular, but because it's the right thing to do.

Many times I wanted to cuss out people in the drive thru when I worked in fast food, but I smiled and dealt with their problems in a professional manner gritting my teeth and keeping my tounge in check. You feel neglected by the world in this way, but I'm convinced that it's the only true way to be.

What I love is the fact this was written in the late 1960s by a 19 year old college student....

Kudos for not throwing food at them or worse lol

But on the above... seriously... it shows a deep compassion and dedication to people/mankind in general that many people don't appreciate or comprehend.... but you do it anyway. This was a handout to me at a leadership meeting a few years back... and while it is not a popular thing, this shows how much brotherly and/or sisterly love you can allow yourself to demonstrate just as Mother Teresa showed unselfishly...