IF
> ===
>
> If you can start the day without caffeine or pep pills,
>
> If you can 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 loved ones are too busy to give you
> time,
>
> If you can overlook when people take things out on you when,
> through no fault of yours, something goes wrong,
>
> If you can take criticism and blame without resentment,
>
> 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 do all these things,
....................
> THEN YOU ARE PROBABLY THE FAMILY DOG