if......

you can start the day without caffeine;

you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains;

you can resist complaining to and boring people with your troubles;

you can understand when your loved ones are too busy to give you any time;

you can overlook it when those you love take it out on you when, through no fault of your own, something goes wrong;

you can take criticism and blame without resentment;

you can ignore a friend's limited education and never correct him or her;

you can resist treating a rich friend better than a poor one;

you can face the world without lies and deceit;

you can relax without liquor;

you can honestly say that deep in your heart you have no prejudice;

Then you have almost reached the same level of development as your cat or dog.