Anyway

People are often
unreasonable and self-centred.
Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind
people may accuse you of ulterior motives.
Be kind anyway.

If you are honest
people may cheat you.
Be honest anyway.

If you find happiness
people may be jealous.
Be happy anyway.

The good you do today
may be forgotten tomorrow.
Do the good anyway.

Give the world the best you have,
and it may never be enough.
Give your best anyway.

For you see, in the end,
it is between you and God.
It never was between you and them anyway.
(c)