Compromising Our Values...
COMPROMISING OUR VALUES
I have learned this: it is not what one does that is wrong, but what one becomes as a consequence of it. ---- Oscar Wilde
There are countless ways to take shortcuts in life or to grab for pleasures. We could cheat on our income taxes, excuse a food binge, or lie to a loved one about where we've been. We attempt to justify our actions with excuses; "It won't hurt anyone!" "I wouldn't do it if it weren't for the other guy." Or, "Everyone does it." But if we are to have self worth & self-esteem, if we want to like and respect ourselves, we need to live by the higher rules we believe in. Whether we get caught or not is not the point. We simply cannot hold onto our values and then repeatedly justify breaking & trashing them.
What does it do to us if we constantly fudge on our values? It undermines our self-esteem, our self respect and damages the morals we have established in ourselves. We do not expect to be perfect, ..... but we must be responsible & therefore, accountable. If we are honest with ourselves, we admit our wrongs and reestablish our self-respect by living our higher values.
Today, I will take good care to make good choices that match my higher values !!
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