Show T FOR THE DAY DAYON ON JUSTIFYING OUR T THOUGHTS The rhe frequent human failing of pointing the faults and defects defects de of ot others in justifying ing our own is one of the worst habits a person can de de- There is a universal human tendency to look at what others others oth ers do de to listen t t. t what others others oth ers say and to take comfort in the weaknesses of others ethers as s an ex use for our own Too frequently we say He did it or r someone Simeone else did it or somebody's son did it it- it and so it is all right for us to do it In matters of dishonesty dishonesty dishonesty dis dis- dis- dis honesty immorality cheating or cutting corners we are too likely to justify ourselves by bythe bythe bythe the errors and acts of others I have been very guilty of doing doing do do- ing this myself at mimes It isa is isa isa a fault I wish to get rid of What everyone or anyone else is doing may be right or ormay ormay ormay may be wrong but the number involved does not make goodof good goodof of an evil act The number of those who cheat does not make dishonesty honest Lt It is not good to follow a bad ex ex- example example example ample no matter how many others do We all have influence nce with others and anyone who does what he shouldn't do makes it easier for others to do what they shouldn't do And And Instead instead instead in In- stead of following others in a wrong direction we should lead them in the right tion My whole future largely depends depends de de- de- de ponds on this item of finding fault and trying to justify my wrong doing I have to face reality as it is and be totally honest with myself I Iam Iam Iam am trying to give some of the knowledge I have learned in inthe inthe inthe the college of hard knocks By doing this it helps me to think in a positive manner and to condition my mind to work in the right direction We have an obligation to look at things as they really are as to their conformity with the commandments as to their virtue or honor by honesty hon hon- esty and esty-and and to look at ourselves ves yes and accept the right and ithe responsibility of deciding for ourselves No one else can do these things for us we must be willing to reach out and grasp them for ourselves If we think bad thoughts we will do bad things So it stands to reason that if we think good thoughts thoughts' we will do good Beyond what we can see short we are sustained sustained sustained sus sus- by the fact that the judgments of our Father in Heaven will be fair that He will not judge us by others that we shall shaH not receive more or less than we deserve that no man will lose what he is entitled ito to We would well decide to follow good examples examples' and not notto notto notto to follow bad ones nor to seek to justify ourselves by bythe bythe bythe the acts of others You will not h have ve to answer answer ans ans- for others but you will have to give an account of yourself Anon If f you have a drinking problem problem problem lem and are seeking help please call Manti or Ephraim |