Anyway

I was talking to my mom on the phone last week. She told me about this person that was backstabbing my mom. Of course, when I heard about this, I instantly did not like her (the backstabber). But my mom was helping her write up a resume and training her on interviewing. I asked my mom why would you do that. She told me it was the right thing to do. I told her, by supporting evil you will spread evil. She said to me, you know that poem you have posted up in your room. It says no matter what you have to do what is right. I read the poem that has been in my room for years. . .

This poem was written by Mother Theresa and is engraved on the wall of her home for children in Calcutta.

People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centered;
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;
Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, people will forget tomorrow,
Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;
Give the world the best you've got ... anyway.

I just stood there staring at the words on the wall of my old bedroom. The words ring true. In my first post, I wrote about how upset I was about a ball. Of course, it was more than a ball. It was about not understanding how a friend could stab me in the back. I have now forgiven the person who took the ball. It will take awhile to be able to forgive unconditionally. A person cannot truly love without knowing how to forgive. But I will work on it. The last line of that poem, which is often left out as it was on my poster says this...

You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God, It never was between you and them anyway..

People are not perfect. People will succumb to their weaknesses and it could make them look ugly. Look for the good in everyone. Years of friendship should not be destroyed by one harmless incident. It is not easy to move past that moment. Anger is a honest, real feeling but it is also an unproductive one. If I let the anger consume me then I spread that negative energy to others that I really do care about. That is not fair for anybody involved. I can only control my actions, and I will not allow my actions to negatively affect anyone else.