Why Participate?

People are unreasonable, selfish and self centered.
Love them anyway.
If you do good, people might accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.
If you are successful you might win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.
Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.
The biggest person with the biggest ideas can be shot down with the smallest person with the smallest mind.
Think big anyway.
What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.
People who really need help may attack if you help them.
Try anyway.
Give the world the best you have and you might get kicked in the teeth.
Give the best you've got anyway.