If you can start the day without caffeine,
If you can get going without pep pills,

If you can resist complaining and
boring people with your troubles,

If you can eat the same food
everyday and be grateful for it,

If you can understand when your loved ones
are too busy to give you any time,

If you can overlook it when something goes wrong
through no fault of yours and those you love take it out on you,

If you can take criticism and blame without resentment,
If you can ignore a friend's limited education and never correct him,

If you can resist treating a rich friend better than a poor one,
If you can face the world without lies and deceit,

If you can conquer tension without medical help,
If you can relax without liquor,

If you can sleep without the aid of drugs,
If you can honestly say that deep in your heart
you have no prejudice against creed, color, religion, or politics,

Then you are almost as good as your dog.

Author Unknown
Submitted by Richard Winslett