Guest guest Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Dear Friend, Mother Teresa is not the author of the Paradoxical Commandments. Kindly find below the original version of Dr. Kent M. Keith and apparently how you mistook it that of Mother Teresa. One well-known version, with eight of the ten Paradoxical Commandments, was posted by Mother Teresa on the wall of Shishu Bhavan, her children's home in Calcutta, the reason why many attribute it to her. The Original: 1. People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway. 2. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Do good anyway. 3. If you are successful, you win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway. 4. The good you do will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway. 5. Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway. 6. 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. 7. People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs. Fight for a few underdogs anyway. 8. What you spent years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway. 9. People really need help but may attack you if you help them. Help people anyway. 10. Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth. Give the best you've got anyway. The Origins of " Anyway " The inspiring manifesto above was written by Kent M. Keith when he was a 19-year-old student at Harvard. Its original title is " The Paradoxical Commandments, " and it was published in a booklet that Kent wrote for student leaders back in 1968. The Paradoxical Commandments immediately began circulating among students and later the general public in the U.S. and overseas. Occasionally, those who shared them changed a few words or changed the title and format. The author's name was often left off. Warm regards, Victor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Thank you for correcting me on that. I saw this on a web site and thought it was an encouraging thing to share, since people who do good in the world are the ones who are discouraged a lot. MT's name was on the bottom of that quote, and I had no reason not to think it was her words originally. Appreciate the correction. Bethany - P.J. Victor Raj Tuesday, November 14, 2006 8:56 AM Re: [HealthyIndia] Mother Teresa Dear Friend,Mother Teresa is not the author of the ParadoxicalCommandments. Kindly find below the original versionof Dr. Kent M. Keith and apparently how you mistook itthat of Mother Teresa.One well-known version, with eight of the ten ParadoxicalCommandments, was posted by Mother Teresa on the wallof Shishu Bhavan, her children's home in Calcutta,the reason why many attribute it to her.The Original:1. People are illogical, unreasonable, andself-centered.Love them anyway.2. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish,ulterior motives.Do good anyway.3. If you are successful, you win false friends andtrue enemies.Succeed anyway.4. The good you do will be forgotten tomorrow.Do good anyway.5. Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.Be honest and frank anyway.6. The biggest men and women with the biggest ideascan be shot down by the smallest men and women withthe smallest minds.Think big anyway.7. People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.Fight for a few underdogs anyway.8. What you spent years building may be destroyedovernight.Build anyway.9. People really need help but may attack you if youhelp them.Help people anyway.10. Give the world the best you have and you'll getkicked in the teeth.Give the best you've got anyway.The Origins of "Anyway"The inspiring manifesto above was written by Kent M.Keith when he was a 19-year-old student at Harvard.Its original title is "The Paradoxical Commandments,"and it was published in a booklet that Kent wrote forstudent leaders back in 1968. The ParadoxicalCommandments immediately began circulating amongstudents and later the general public in the U.S. andoverseas. Occasionally, those who shared them changeda few words or changed the title and format. Theauthor's name was often left off. Warm regards,Victor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 15, 2006 Report Share Posted November 15, 2006 Glad you posted these - they are really an inspiration! Jane Bethany Thank you for correcting me on that. I saw this on a web site and thought it was an encouraging thing to share, since people who do good in the world are the ones who are discouraged a lot. MT's name was on the bottom of that quote, and I had no reason not to think it was her words originally. Appreciate the correction. Bethany ----- .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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