{"product_id":"anyway-the-paradoxical-commandments-finding-personal-meaning-in-a-crazy-world-9780425195437","title":"Anyway: The Paradoxical Commandments: Finding Personal Meaning in a Crazy World","description":"These ten principles were first articulated by Kent Keith as a student at Harvard in the 1960s. Since then, unbeknownst to him, they were quoted, circulated, and appropriated by countless people around the world and back again. They even served as a source of inspiration for Mother Teresa. Now, here are his commandments, the philosophy behind them, and the stories that bring them to life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first five Paradoxical Commandments: People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLove them anyway. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDo good anyway. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSucceed anyway. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDo good anyway. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHonesty and frankness make you vulnerable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBe honest and frank anyway.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKent M. Keith earned his B.A. from Harvard and was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford and Waseda University in Tokyo. He holds a law degree as well as a doctorate in education. Keith has served in the cabinet of the governor of Hawaii, and has also been an attorney, and a university president. Currently, he is the vice-president of Development and Communications for the YMCA of Honolulu.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Berkley Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460209971474,"sku":"9780425195437","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_142b6842-96f9-4b40-9484-b12d06c3aa1a.jpg?v=1730033865","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/anyway-the-paradoxical-commandments-finding-personal-meaning-in-a-crazy-world-9780425195437","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}