Practice What We Preach!
Practice What We Preach!
What does the phrase 'practice what we preach' mean?
Plain and simple, if you say something, a rule to live by, or anything, than you too abide by it. Don't throw out the contradictory rule:
'Do as I say, not as I do!' excusing yourself.
"Don't hit other kids, Bobby!" and than hit the kid on the back of the head, although gently, but still a hit.
"Don't name call, it isn't nice, Retard!" And no, this isn't that person's name, but yet still- name calling.
"Don't let me hear you say another damn cuss word again!" Notice, you cussed.
Parents, and teachers, everyone tells you what to do, when you are a kid. And they insist you follow these rules, even if they aren't.
"Listen to me; I'm trying to make sure you turn out to be a descent kid! I can cuss, hit and name call, I'm an adult!"
So does this mean, once we become adults we can act freely, do what we want and when? Maybe, this is part of our crime problem!
As adults, we too, should set the example, not make up excuses for ourselves!
THAT is not a good example.
"I can't wait to become an adult! I'm gonna smoke, cuss, lie, cheat and steal cuz I know I can. Adults get away with anything!"
Not true. Adults set bad examples, make lousy choices, examples and many of mistakes. Later we all learn this the hard way.
Once an adult, there is no Mommy or Daddy to protect you. The law will punish you for any crimes you commit, even those that you don't! It all depends, because sometimes burden of proof, can be manufactured, and changed to benefit others.
So if you think you're safer once you're an adult, you aren't. As a child, under the guidance of adults, when you act up, act out, steal, cheat or anything- it is the adult who is in charge of you, who they use to correct the problem, and set the example to and for you.
If you act up as a child, literally they look toward the adult, and usually only think it-
"Where did you go wrong?" Sometimes even the adult of the child thinks it. You are setting the example, as a child, that your parents are capable of raising a child, guiding it to become an adult, a person, an individual of its own.
Parents, adults, teachers are all leaders, and lead us into the future. They guide us, teach us, learn with us, and on us. We learn together. With this learning, there is love, and compassion, and sometimes even hurt, anger and pain. That is called life.
So practice what you preach, learn what you teach, and live what you learn.
Plain and simple, if you say something, a rule to live by, or anything, than you too abide by it. Don't throw out the contradictory rule:
'Do as I say, not as I do!' excusing yourself.
"Don't hit other kids, Bobby!" and than hit the kid on the back of the head, although gently, but still a hit.
"Don't name call, it isn't nice, Retard!" And no, this isn't that person's name, but yet still- name calling.
"Don't let me hear you say another damn cuss word again!" Notice, you cussed.
Parents, and teachers, everyone tells you what to do, when you are a kid. And they insist you follow these rules, even if they aren't.
"Listen to me; I'm trying to make sure you turn out to be a descent kid! I can cuss, hit and name call, I'm an adult!"
So does this mean, once we become adults we can act freely, do what we want and when? Maybe, this is part of our crime problem!
As adults, we too, should set the example, not make up excuses for ourselves!
THAT is not a good example.
"I can't wait to become an adult! I'm gonna smoke, cuss, lie, cheat and steal cuz I know I can. Adults get away with anything!"
Not true. Adults set bad examples, make lousy choices, examples and many of mistakes. Later we all learn this the hard way.
Once an adult, there is no Mommy or Daddy to protect you. The law will punish you for any crimes you commit, even those that you don't! It all depends, because sometimes burden of proof, can be manufactured, and changed to benefit others.
So if you think you're safer once you're an adult, you aren't. As a child, under the guidance of adults, when you act up, act out, steal, cheat or anything- it is the adult who is in charge of you, who they use to correct the problem, and set the example to and for you.
If you act up as a child, literally they look toward the adult, and usually only think it-
"Where did you go wrong?" Sometimes even the adult of the child thinks it. You are setting the example, as a child, that your parents are capable of raising a child, guiding it to become an adult, a person, an individual of its own.
Parents, adults, teachers are all leaders, and lead us into the future. They guide us, teach us, learn with us, and on us. We learn together. With this learning, there is love, and compassion, and sometimes even hurt, anger and pain. That is called life.
So practice what you preach, learn what you teach, and live what you learn.
Published by Deneale K. Williams
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