[PyrNet-L] If you can...

["Timothy M. Parks" <timparks@pacbell.net>]

 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 loved 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. 
 
 (Author Unknown)