Arnold Schwarzenegger told of a time when he was Governor of California attending the funeral of a war hero. Also attending was the local State Senator, who spoke eloquently of the sacrifice of the young man for the greater good.
Following the service, Arnold spoke to the legislator. “We have an important piece of environmental legislation coming up for vote. We need your support.”
“I cannot vote to support the bill even though I think it’s right,” came the reply. “It would be political suicide.”
On the one side he praised the courage of a war hero; on the other side he intentionally rejected the courageous act of his own.
We can sit here in judgement of that legislator.
Or…
We can reflect on the story. Place ourselves in the protagonist role. When have we chosen not to do the right thing because we might suffer an embarrassment or hurt or loss of stature or job?
Pointing fingers at others does no good. Jumping on social media to berate another human does nothing but instigate hurt. Being convicted of our own shortcomings and vowing to change our life’s pattern toward doing the right thing—priceless.
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