Alexander the Great, one of the greatest military generals who ever lived, conquered almost the entire known world with his vast army. One night during a campaign, he couldn’t sleep and left his tent to walk around the campgrounds. As he was walking he came across a soldier asleep on guard duty – a serious offense. The penalty for falling asleep on guard duty was, in some cases, instant death; the commanding officer sometimes poured kerosene on the sleeping soldier and lit it. The soldier began to wake up as Alexander the Great approached him. Recognizing who was standing in front of him, the young man feared for his life. “Do you know what the penalty is for falling asleep on guard duty?” Alexander the Great asked the soldier.
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“Don’t Let ’em Get You Down”
- People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered; forgive them anyway.
- If you are kind, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; be kind anyway.
- If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies; succeed anyway.
- If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; be honest and frank anyway.
- What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight; build anyway.
- If you find serenity and happiness, there may be jealousy; be happy anyway.
- The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; do good anyway.
- Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; give the world the best you’ve got anyway.
- You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.
– Unknown