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;