If You Can...

Start the day without caffeine

Get going without pep pills

Always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains

Resist complaining and boring people with your troubles

Eat the same food everyday and be grateful for it

Take criticism and blame without resentment

Overlook it when those you love take it out on you when, through no fault of yours, something goes wrong

Ignore a friend's limited education and never correct him

Resist treating a rich friend better than a poor friend

Face the world without lies and deceit

Conquer tension without medical help

Understand when your loved ones are too busy to give you any time

Relax without liquor

Sleep without the aid of drugs

Honestly, deep in your heart, say that you have no prejudice against creed, color, religion or politics

Then, my friend, you are almost as good as your dog!