September 8, 2012

  • The Paradoxical Commandments

     

    ~ 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.
     
    © Copyright Kent M. Keith 1968, renewed 2001
     
     
     
    I have this book. I often think back to this on my mentally stressful days.
    I try hard to believe that "shit happens" but it doesn't mean the entire world & everyone in it is "shit"
    Somedays, it's really hard to convince my pessimistic self of that :)
     

    *damn* will it ever stop being so rough for me? It's like I'm just one big mistake..  

     
     

Comments (2)

  • i have days like this and i just hope it passes quickly for me and i hope it does the same for you.

    i sit and listen to music and clean.

  • I like those commandments. Thanks for sharing. 

    And I hope that things improve for you. Take care. 

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