For the next few posts I want to talk about honor. I think honor is important for us and in the world. When I was in Scouting I recited the Scout Oath that begins with “On my honor…”
Let me be the first to say that I have done dishonorable things in my life, and felt the shame, if at times only to myself, and learned from them. This is part of learning. You learn the stove is hot by touching it. You learn the boundaries of good character by getting too close or crossing them.
But hopefully, we recognize our mistakes and learn, mature, and become better people.
Honor implies principled uprightness of character and a worthy adherence to a strict moral and ethical code.
I will borrow from a collection of ideas on the subject by writer and teacher Dr. Mardy Grothe, whom I have been a student for many years.
A person of honor is a person…
-who is not careless with the truth or the reality of things.
-who has a moral compass and guides his or her life by it.
-who attempts to live life on the heights and not in the gutter.
-who can be trusted to keep a secret, a confidence, or a commitment.
We’ll stop there for today. But think about yourself, and how you embody these aspects of honor.
Talk to you tomorrow!
Such an important message to share over and over again! Scouting has been huge in our family (a husband and 3 boys) and has taught them valuable life-long lessons…including the importance of Honor!
Great topic. Words of f wisdom today. Looking forward to more