What Do You Know
About the Man?
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Terry L.
is not a one-time decision or event.
It's something you have to choose
every day."
Along those same lines, we should not assess a man's character based on a microscopic examination of a one-time act of his.
Instead, it is imperative that we base our evaluation upon a collection of evidence we gather through the long lens that reveals the pattern of his behavior throughout his life.
There is a difference between a man who commits an unforgiveable act and a man of unforgiveable character.
What matters is not what people have done but who they are.
A man might go through his entire life never putting a foot
wrong, and do nothing outward to which the world would vociferously object, and
yet that same man might be rotten to the core, full of self-righteous pride, hate
in his heart and never once providing for others but only himself.
Another man might, yes, stumble and fall -- and do so in a very embarrassing and shameful way. Yet, other than that one poor decision and awful action that he grieves over and has apologized for a hundred times,
this man's lifetime -- when examined wholly -- has been defined as one of endless self-sacrifice and service to his family and community.
You tell me, who is the "better" man whose company you'd prefer to keep?More of Terry's Monthly Meditations
New:
December 2023
The Message I Find in the Familiar Story
Personal Responsibility
God Gifts Us With A Tomorrow
August, 2023
Mom's Gifts
July, 2023
The Leopard and the Cow
June, 2023
Cousin Bubba's Lesson 137:
Divine Intervention Don't Always Come Pretty
April, 2023
April 1963 - A LOT happened!
March, 2023
Don't Ignore the Signs of TIA
February, 2023
In an Age of Division Can We Find Our Way
To Love and Accept Everyone?
January, 2023
What Do You Know About the Man?
Terry’s “Good Living” Guide:
Avoid the 3 PsBsSs
Processed Foods, Phthalates, Plastics;
Beef, Butter, Breads;
you’ll be feeling better in no time!
Avoid the 3 F’s
misinformation, fear, anger and hate!
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