Came across Kent M. Keith's 'The Paradoxical Commandments' and I thought I'd publish it. So here they are:
- People are illogical, unreasonable, 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 will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway.
- The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
- Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway.
- 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.
- People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs. Fight for a few underdogs anyway.
- What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway.
- People really need help but may attack you if you do 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 have anyway.
It's undeniable that you can relate to one or many of these commandments, no matter which end of the spectrum you may lay. My conclusion is that whatever it is we do, every choice we make with every good intention will not reciprocate the same reaction. Thus, it is a question of your own individual morals - what actions can you make, or not make, and be satisfied making? I think one of the ideas Kent may have in mind is that 'no good deed goes unpunished'. But I'd like to stress that 'good' is not something that can be remade or taken away. 'Good' is the force that compels us to abide by our ethics and morals and so no matter what is done by others following the action which results from this force, the 'good' will always remain.
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