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,
> Then you are probably a dog.