If you can:
- start the day without caffeine;
- always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains;
- resist complaining and boring people with your troubles;
- eat the same food every day and be grateful for it;
- understand when your loved one is too busy to give you time;
- overlook it when something goes wrong and those you love take it out on you, though it is not your fault;
- take criticism and blame without resentment;
- treat the poor as well as the rich;
- face the world without lies and deceit;
- conquer tension without medical help;
- relax without liquor;
- sleep without the aid of drugs;
- say honestly that deep in your heart you have no prejudice against colour, religion, sexual orientation, or politics,
Then you have reached about the same level as your dog.
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill