Dishonest acts are most always exposed just as lies come back to haunt us. Are they always exposed, I rather think not but as others become better acquainted with a dishonest person or one who tells untruths, whether all their lies and/or dishonest acts come to light or not they all become suspect. Not because…
Tag: Work
On The Basics
There are really four basic or primary areas that a person needs to develop in order to fit into society and interact with other human beings. They include developing strength or proficiency in the areas of our: physical, social, mental and spiritual attributes. All four of those are mentioned by St. Luke in Describing how…
On Creating Oneself
Youth emerge from their infancy pretty much instinctively. With encouragement from parents and other siblings we learn to walk and talk and begin to ‘become,’ with very little or no conscious thought to the process. Yes, we express pride with a gleeful smile or laugh when we can first run and stay upright but it…
On The Value of Education
I have written about the importance of getting a good education before and how it changed my life in a positive way. Education was for me what Will Durant said; “Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.” I remember reading the story of the twist-mouth family many years ago and it illustrates in…
On Hard Things
The truth is hard to hear by those who do wickedly. I remember the first time that I read the Book of Mormon. I marveled how Nephi the younger brother to Laman and Lemuel took the leadership role only because his elder brothers were unwilling to seek the Lord and to be obedient. It shouldn’t…
On Energy
Energy is associated with almost everything, for an individual it is an evaluation of what makes him move, work and think. It may be associated with a person’s job, how they make a living. It is associated with how the person plays and exercises. And it determines what a person does when they get home…
On The Charitable Person
On a less charitable note, Sargent Tarzy told the following story “ On a street corner in downtown Manhattan, an old woman had a cardboard booth where she sold pretzels for 25 cents each. Everyday a well-dressed young man would hurry by and toss a quarter into her cup without taking a pretzel. One day,…
On Time To Learn
Aristotle said that “All men by nature desire to know.” It is evident to anyone watching children play that they are busily exploring their environment. They do not always have to have a teacher guiding what they learn by exposing them to only those things that the teacher believes they should learn, those things that…
On The Way To Respect And Dignity
For one to earn respect and/or to be worthy of honor, a person must first find out who he is and what it is that he can do and do well. No one can do all things well nor better than all others. Wherever we go, there are always those who are able to do…
On Haughtiness
One of the greatest weaknesses of men and women alike is their propensity to become haughty once they gain a certain amount of recognition for their skills, talent, smarts or even their looks. Some even for what they have accumulated. Synonyms: arrogance, conceit, pride, hubris, hauteur, vanity, self-importance, pomposity, condescension, disdain, contempt. During the reign…