• If you can start the day without caffeine
• If you can get along without pep pills
• If you can resist complaining and 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 resentment
• If you can ignore a friend's limited education and never correct him/her
• If you can resist treating a rich friend better than a poor friend
• If you can face the world without lies and deceit
• If you can relax without liquor
• If you can sleep without the aid of drugs
• If you can honestly say that deep in your heart you have no prejudice against creed, color, religion, gender preference, or politics

THEN...

You have ALMOST reached the same level of development as your dog.