Think differently - Anyway,The Paradoxical Commandments - by Dr. Kent M. Keith - Deeply Inspirational

If you go through the 8^th Habit by Stephen Covey, you will come across the 10 Paradoxical Commandments by Dr. Kent M. Keith. Get to know and apply them in your daily life. Interestingly, these have been written in 1968, the year Mauritius achieved independence…

The Paradoxical Commandments - by Dr. Kent M. Keith

    
1.         People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
           Love them anyway.

2.         If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
           Do good anyway.

3.         If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
          Succeed anyway.

4.         The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
           Do good anyway.

5.         Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
           Be honest and frank anyway.

6.         The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.
          Think big anyway.

7.         People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
           Fight for a few underdogs anyway.

8.         What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
           Build anyway.

9.         People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
           Help people anyway.

10.       Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.
           Give the world the best you have anyway.

Source: http://www.paradoxicalcommandments.com/

These 10 Paradoxical Commandments can be applied to anyone. We at Bouzermaurice.com are deeply moved by these deeply inspired words which bring back some altruism and sense of direction to our daily action. In a world where morality and selflessness are being more and more left aside, these words, we hope, will inspire you. You may wish to visit http://www.paradoxicalcommandments.com/ for more information regarding this great thinker who is Dr Kent M. Keith. In fact, these Commandments have been a source of inspiration in political debate whereby the Governments are meant to do all the good possible during their term and despite all the criticisms and back stabbing that it may entail.. These paradoxical commandments have been circulated around the world and have enthused many of all walks of life. To quote the above website, ‘Mother Teresa thought the Paradoxical Commandments were important enough to put up on the wall of her children's home in Calcutta’.

If we could all think in the same direction, Mauritius could be heading for a New Way. Nurture this mindset and attitude for the benefit of one and all!