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LOYALTY
IF:
If you can start the day without a cigarette.
If you can start the day without caffeine.
If you can get going without 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 everyday 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 them.
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 friend, you are almost as good as your dog.