RULE TO BREAK
“No one is perfect”
This fake Rule is too often just an excuse for making bad choices. Of course we don’t always get it right, we’re not always perfect, but if we follow that as a principle it just becomes a get-out clause.
Listen, every single day of our lives we are faced with an immense number of choices. And each and every one of them usually boils down to a simple choice between being on the side of the angels or the beasts.20 Which are you going to pick? Or did you not even realise what was going on? Let me explain. Every action we take has an effect on our family, people around us, society, the world in general. And that effect can be positive or negative – it’s usually our choice. And sometimes it is a difficult choice. ...
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