Originally posted by: WinstonSmith
Originally posted by: CADkindaGUY
So much for the purpose of this thread. If people aren't willing to take the lead in respect to checking themselves first then there is no hope. For as much lipservice as has been paid to this issue here- it sure doesn't seem to have affected peoples actions. I guess I get to join that too now - because I felt the need to rant/berate people for being self absorded hypocrites...must be that dasmed "do as I say, not as I do" ailment that has infected us all.
Meh, have fun or don't, flame away - I don't care - I give up.
CkG
I would say stay the course. You and I cannot moderate others, and really, do you want to? None of us has earned the right to shut another up.
I am very much for the idea of personal responsibility and accountability to one's self. If you cannot control another, control yourself. This is where character shows, not in the occasional failure, but maintaining the consistent goal of becoming better. What you do does not depend on the behavior of another here. It depends on you. How you comport yourself determines the respect you earn. Not what you drive, what you do, what you make. Some of the richest men I have known were dirt poor, and some of the poorest millionares. Those with the most as often as not had the least. All those material things can be gone in an instant. You always have yourself, whether you like it or not.
Many like to comment on Moonbeam and his mirror. What I have to say about mirrors is that if you can look in yours at the end of the day without concern, satisfied that you did well by others, that you acted with honor when no one was looking, that you did something good that day, then that mirror shows you to be a free man. If not, you are a sorry slave even if you never had to lift another finger due to material wealth.
All this to say, do your best and others may do the same because of your example. If not, you remain a person worthy of respect.