If you can ...

If you can, start the day without caffeine,

If you  can, get going 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 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 those you love take it out on you  when,

through no fault of yours, 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 drugs,

If you can, say honestly that deep in your heart you  have

no prejudice against creed, color, religion or politics,.... Then,  you my friend, you are almost as good as your DOG!

Author Unknown.