If you can start the day without caffeine,

If you can resist boring people with your troubles,

If you can eat the same food every day and be grateful for it,

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

If you can take criticism and blame without any resentment,

If you can face the world without lies and deceit,

If you can say honestly that deep in your heart you have no prejudice against creed, color, religeon, or politics,

then, my friend, you are almost as good as your dog.