Love Anyway

Last night I was looking through some of Robert's old files. I found this poem, called Anyway:

People are unreasonable, illogical, 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 win false friends and true enemies,

SUCCEED ANYWAY

The good you do will be forgotten tomorrow,

DO GOOD ANYWAY

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable,

BE HONEST AND FRANK ANYWAY

What you spent years building may be destroyed overnight,

BUILD ANYWAY

People really need help but may attack you if you 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'VE GOT ANYWAY

It says this poem is from a wall at a children's home in Calcutta (Shishu Bhavan).

This should be written in our hearts. It answers the questions on this day. If you're going to lose someone, why love them? Here's the answer, I'd do it all over again. LOVE THEM ANYWAY. People will disappoint you, people will leave you, people will hurt you, but LOVE THEM ANYWAY.