Wisdom from the Animal Kingdom

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If you can start the day without caffeine;

If you can get along 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;  

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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 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.