INTRODUCTION
When it comes to beginnings it is important to properly introduce yourself. When you properly introduce yourself, the person to whom you are speaking should come away from the experience knowing who you are and what your intent towards him will be. I offer this short missive so that the reader shall know who I am, and how I propose to get along. Thus I present the same list of cardinal virtues to that I did to my students.
BE CLEAN BOTH INSIDE AND OUT.
Long has it been said that cleanliness is next to godliness. This refers to not only mere physical cleanliness, which is easily enough to accomplish through bathing regularly, but to also conduct your affairs in a Christianly way, following the precept Our Lord wrote down so many years ago. The Good Book has lasted millennium not just because of its source, but because Its teachings are sound, and so should at least be consulted before every debatable action.
NEITHER LOOK UP TO THE RICH OR DOWN ON THE POOR.
In a True Democracy one has neither betters nor is a better to any man, as all are equal under the Eyes of God and on the Scales of Justice. You should never let someone make you forget that you are his equal, and you should strive to remember that you are equal to all others. All have a head, hands, and feet; they can think, they can do something, and they can move away. All else is mere trivia, and of no matter.
LOSE, IF NEED BE, WITHOUT SQUEALING.
In Life you will not always win. It may be a sad truth, but a truth it is nonetheless. As such you must learn that you must not complain about how you lost but learn from it so that you do not lose again. It is also required of you that you realize that sometimes you must yield to the inevitable and to surrender when necessary. Bear your cross as did Our Savior and you shall find your own peace.
WIN WITHOUT BRAGGING.
Winning should be a matter of preparation and as the capstone to effort but not the arch itself. As such it fine to celebrate one’s wins but do not brag of them. Everyone should celebrate anything worth celebrating but your detractors look for every sign of weakness even in victory. Should you take up with bragging they will use that moment of pride against when you least expect it and so bring you down. It is thus better to not begin such a habit lest pride cause your fall.
ALWAYS BE CONSIDERATE OF WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND OLDER PEOPLE.
Children represent the potential of our race and so should be afforded the luxuries of making mistakes so that they learn better and of play so that they learn that that rules are important. If you have the chance to to teach a child do so and remember that being vicious is never acceptable. Older people represent the lessons that have been learned and so deserve our respect so that they deem us worthy to teach us what they have learned even as we teach the children ahead of us. Women deserve consideration as they carry the future inside them. Take care however as too much consideration is in fact impolite and condescending and should be avoided.
BE TOO BRAVE TO LIE.
People lie only when they have reason to be afraid of the effects of The Truth. Lying can cause harm of your reputation even if it never causes physical harm. You are also required to lie in order to hide your original lie and will eventually cause you problems even as you think that lying solves them. Honesty only causes you problem when you need to be punished which lying only holds off and among those that you should be associating with in the first place.
BE TOO GENEROUS TO CHEAT.
You should never cheat from those that which they deserve. Cheating is created by a type of greed in which your miserly feelings create an environment that you withhold from others so that you yourself may gain by not giving to others what they have earned. You need to be filled with enough generosity so that you not cheat others and eventually cause your downfall when others have realized what you have done to them and cast you down.
TAKE YOUR SHARE OF THE WORLD AND LET OTHERS TAKE THEIRS.
You should experience life to the fullest extent of your skill and willpower. You should seek your place in the sun, and revel in that situation no matter what it may be. By the same reason, you should not deny others their place. It is fine to compete for the same position, but do not deny others the ability to compete simply because you think that you are best. This is not to say that you should bow your head to any person, but that you should know your limits and whether you can expand yourself past them, and if you can do so. Do not let anything keep you from attaining your destiny, but do not, by the same measure, keep others from at least competing for theirs.
INTENTIONS
You should now my intentions, and I would hope that you find them honorable. I shall discuss many issues, and I hope that my words shall prove illuminating. Through the Glory of the Almighty I hope that this shall be an interesting endeavor.
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