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There are standards to which government, religion and higher education should be held. There are examples that politicians and principled businesspeople should endeavor to set, regardless of whether their peers are making that effort. There’s right and wrong, not just better or worse.
And there’s a word for recognizing and rising to that: leadership. We could use more of it. ~ NY Times, Weary of Relativity, May 23, 2015.
I was directed to the above article by Live & Learn.
There are times when I convince myself that I’m doing alright by telling myself that:
- I do better than that other person.
- I’m not as bad as so-and-so.
- This is how everyone else does it, it’s good enough.
- Things are fine, why should I go that extra mile?
- There’s not enough time to do it the way it should be done.
Lowering the bar is tempting, especially when I’m tired. I don’t want to go there though. I want to strive to always do my best. I won’t always succeed but I want to keep that bar raised high.
I want to do right, not just better than others.
~ DIANA’S ENORMOUS BOOK OF QUOTES ~
Are high standards important to you?
