IF YOU CAN

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IF YOU CAN.......

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If you can start the day without caffeine,

 

If you can get going without pep pills,

 

If you can always be cheerful,

ignoring aches and pains,

 

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 those you love

take it out on you when, through no fault

of yours, something goes wrong,

 

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,

 

Then You Are Probably the Family Dog!