"IF ...? by Ray Eddy

The following appeared in a James Dobson Bulletin. The author is unknown. I think you are going to like it.

“If you can start the day without caffeine; if you can get along without pep pills; if you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains; if you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles; if you can eat the same food every day and be grateful for it; if you can understand when your loved ones are too busy to give you any time;

If you can forgive a friend’s lack of consideration; if you can overlook it when those you love take it out on you when, through no fault of your own, something goes wrong; 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 friend; 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 pills; if you can honestly say that your deep heart you have no prejudice against creed or color, religion or politics; then, my friend, you’re almost as good as your dog, Almost, but not quite.”

Could people love us almost as much as they love their dog? The old saying “It’s a dog’s life” as seen above, should be a truism of our life.

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