Principle #4

Men of genius are

admired.Men of

wealth are envied.

Men of power are

feared, but only

men of character

are trusted

-Arthur Friedman

Several years ago I was speaking at a trade school, with several hundred students in attendance. Early on, approximately 1/3 of the students were attentively listening. The other two-thirds were either reading or pretending to be asleep.

The local television station had gotten word that I was to be speaking at the school and sent a camera crew to get some shots. They walked in down the left -hand aisle, came up on stage, got behind me, and started filming the entire student body as they listened to the presentation

In many ways the spotlight is always on all of us, as far as our morals, ethics, and responsibilities are concerned.Let's not get caught unaware.By conducting our lives as if the camera is on and the mike is open, we will be living with integrity.The picture we have of ourselves will be character based and non-hypocritical. We won't have to apologize for or explain tomorrow what we did today.

More thou shalt provide

out of all the people able

men, such as fear God, men

of truth, hating covetousness

...to be rulers.

Exodus18:21 KJV