Nonetheless

People are irrational, vindictive, and self-centered. Love them nonetheless. The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good nonetheless. When you are kind, you will be mocked and ridiculed. Be kind nonetheless. When you are generous, you will be accused of selfish motives. Be generous nonetheless. Those who need help the most will appreciate it the least. Help them nonetheless. What you spend years building will be destroyed overnight. Build nonetheless. Honesty and sincerity makes you vulnerable. Be honest and sincere nonetheless. Give the best you have and it will never be enough. Give your best nonetheless. Perseverance in doing good is foolishness to the world. Persevere nonetheless. Because in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.

—After Lucinda Vardey, Mother Teresa: A Simple Path, and Kent Keith, Anyway: The Paradoxical Commandments. First seen here.
Posted by Tim at 11/10/2010 10:09:00 AM

1 comment:

  1. Unknown11/27/2010 09:18:00 AM

    Tim,
    Great seeing you at Grandma and Grandpa's this week.
    So this quote, by Mother Theresa, sets a pretty high standard. I like how she puts it in terms of our relationship with God in the end. It's a pretty good explanation of Jesus' command: Love thy neighbor as thyself!
    The next few weeks will fly by. I'll be deer aging; and I'm sure you'll be working hard. See you at Christmas.
    Love, Dad

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