Be almost as good as your dog

   >If you can start your day without caffeine,
   >If you can get going without pep pills,
   >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 love ones are too busy to give you any time,
   >If you can overlook it when something goes wrong through no fault of yours
   >and those you love take it out on you,
   >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, my friends, you are almost as good as your dog!!!!