Setting A Good Example
Watching someone you love, a friend or family member, and seeing them make a very tough but correct decision or action after they have observed you making that same decision or action can be one of the most humbling and honorable things I can think of.
I recently watched as a friend of mine made a very wise and life changing decision after pondering over his observation of me make the same decision. It was inspiring to see and hear from him how he had observed me make that decision and how he knew it made my life better, would make his better and if his friend could do it so could he. As you could image this could not have made me more happy, I effected another’s life in a positive way just by doing the right things myself. And it made me wonder what other effects I can and have created in others and the lives around them.
Setting a good example is part of the Way To Happiness, and you can follow this to make not just your life happier but also others around you. Here is that inspiring precept from the Way To Happiness written by L. Ron Hubbard.
Precept #6: SET A GOOD EXAMPLE
“There are many people one influences. The influence can be good or it can be bad.
If one conducts he life to keep these recommendations, one is setting a good example.
Others around one cannot help but be influenced by this, no matter what they say.
Anyone trying to discourage you is trying to do so because they factually mean you harm or are seeking to serve their own ends. Down deep, they will respect you.
Your own survival chances will be bettered in the long run since others, influenced, will become less of a threat. There are other benefits.
Don’t discount the effect you can achieve on others simply by mentioning these things and setting a good example in your own right.”
The Way to Happiness by L. Ron Hubbard
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