“I am a firm believer of staying true to my word (which may end up to be pretty ironic by the time I have written this). I’d like to hope my reputation will precede me. To me, being a man or woman of your word requires a certain level of responsibility and respect towards such person you are promising to. Growing up I was always big on honoring the promises I would make, but I was never verbally taught to do so. Funny enough I guess I learned through actions, more specifically those of my parents. I remember one of the best promises I made with my parents was when I was about 7 or 8 years old. The promise was in exchange for me doing good in school, my parents would get me a dog for my birthday. I named him Biscuit. Nowadays words mean very little in this generation with our actions simply being ones and zeroes. It might just be me but I find it pretty sad that we’ve allowed social media to be used as a form of (what is supposed to be genuine) expression for our family, friends, and loved ones. It pretty easy to spot, the all-out essays written for birthdays, anniversaries, and other special occasions. In order to be a man or woman of your word, you have to take action. If there’s anything I’ve learned is that promises mean much more from those that don’t need to.”
–WJL
Powerful and true, we live in a world filled with words and without action they mean very little.