If

Exercise 4

If you can remain calm when nobody else can, and everyone thinks it's your fault;

If you can have confidence that you are doing th right thing even when the others don't, but consider their doubts;

If you can be patient;

If you can when people tell lies about you, not lie yourself;

If you can when people hate you, not hate yourself;

If you can dream but be realistic;

If you can think but also act and never forget your concrete objectives;

If you can face success and failure and behave in the same way in both situations;

If you can tolerate the fact that dishonest people have distorted what you said because they want to turn stupid people against you;

If you can when your lifelong projects are destroyed, start all over again and rebuilt them, even if you feel exhausted;

If you can risk everything you have, lose it and then start all over again;

If you can never complain about your loss;

If you can force your mind and body to help you carry out your plans even when body and mind are weak;

and nothing's left except your will to resist and go on;

If you can talk with ordinary people and not be corrupted;

If you can be in company of people in high position and at the same time never lose contact with ordinary people,

If you can behave with enemies and friends in the same way;

If you can consider everyone but never value anyone too much;

If you can make the most of every minute of your life;

Then you will be a worthy human being and the world, and everything it contains, is yours.