特蕾莎修女的诗歌《不管怎样》

People are unreasonable，illogical and self-centered；

人们不讲道理、思想谬误、自我中心，

Love them anyway.

不管怎样，还是爱他们；

If you are kind，people may accuse you of selfish，ulterior motives；

如果你友善，人们会说你自私自利、别有用心，

Be kind anyway.

不管怎样，还是要友善；

If you are successful，you will win some false friends and some true enemies；

如果你成功以后，身边尽是假的朋友和真的敌人，

Succeed anyway.

不管怎样，还是要成功；

The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow；

你所做的善事明天就会被遗忘，

Do good anyway.

不管怎样，还是要做善事；

If you are honest and frank，people may cheat you；

诚实与坦率使你容易受到欺骗和伤害，

Be honest and frank anyway.

不管怎样，还是要诚实与坦率；

People favor under dogs but follow only topdogs.

人都会同情弱者，却只追随赢家，

Fight for a few underdogs anyway.

不管怎样，还是要为一些弱者奋斗；

What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight；

你耗费数年所建设的可能毁于一旦，

Build anyway.

不管怎样，还是要建设；

If you find serenity and happiness，they may be jealous；

如果你找到了平静和幸福，人们可能会嫉妒你，

Be happy anyway.

不管怎样，还是要快乐；

People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.

人们确实需要帮助，然而如果你帮助他们，却可能遭到攻击，

Help people anyway.

不管怎样，还是要帮助；

Give the world the best you have，And it may never be enough；

将你所拥有最好的东西献给世界，可能永远都不够，

Give the world the best you have anyway.

不管怎样，还是要将最好的东西付出！

You see，in the final analysis，it is between you and God；It is never between you and them anyway.

你看，说到底，它是你和上帝之间的事，这决不是你和他人之间的事。

——Mother Teresa 特蕾莎修女