A Sign in an Alley

   While walking in Mt. Dora the other day, we came across this sign on a fence in an alley off the main street:

   Here are the words:

   “People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway. If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway. The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow.Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway. For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.” 
― Mother Teresa

   I trust that the two versions match, and I was struck by the final phrases:

   "For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.” 

   Too many times I am more concerned about what others think than what God thinks. I am more concerned about looking good out there, than being good.

   Life is not about posturing but about being.

   In The End, God