... Anyway!

My diary,

January 26th 2011

Wednesday

Attention please! This is not written by me. I am just delivering the message to you hoping that it radiates your soul!

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 vulnarable; be honest and frank anyway.
The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shut 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 spent 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.
If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous; be happy anyway.
Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough;give the world the best you've got anyway.
You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and spirit; it was never between you and them anyway.

This poem was popularly attributed to Mother Theresa even though it was originally written by Kent.M.Keith in 1968.

The idea behind the poem is that...
It is not about what you do to make others happy...
It is always about what you do for your own spiritual growth in this lifetime.
Caring about what others think about will always draw you in too much chaos and drama...
When in truth every decision you make should be about what brings you personal growth and self-love.

The saying goes...

"How others react to you is their own karma...
How you react to others is your own karma."

With peace,

Nafis

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Nafis June 27, 2011 14:31

Thank you dear Maya! All the best!
Nafis June 27, 2011 14:30

Dear Night, thank you so much for reading it. It helped me so much ,so, I hope you always be happy! Take care,
Nafis February 1, 2011 21:46

Dear Skoon, thank a million times for your nice quote! very meaningful and interesting!
Sharifa Bahri (SkoonAlBahr) January 29, 2011 21:39

I just wanted to share these few words with you written by Donald Laird

“To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.”
Nafis January 29, 2011 21:29

Dear Anele, you hit the nail on the head!
Nafis January 29, 2011 21:28

Dear Rain, the point you mentioned is really important. Thinking about what others think or believe goes no where. Take care
Nafis January 29, 2011 21:25

Dear Anis, questions are so welcomed no matter what it is. The content of emails are not so reliable. Thanks for your question and take care,
Nafis January 29, 2011 21:24

Dear Nebia, thanks a lot for all the sweet words. In addition to what you said, I also think the message is we should be more careful about our doings rather than focusing on others. As you said, life will be much easier! Take care
Nafis January 29, 2011 21:21

Dear Dayana2, thank YOU so much for reading the blog! Take care
Nafis January 29, 2011 21:20

Dear Skoon, thank you so much for your kind words! I'm really glad you liked it, take care

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