"HONEST ABE"
Whatever things are true, whatever things are noble,… think of these things.
Our society needs a good dose of old-fashioned honesty, particularly among it’s leaders. In business, in politics, in school, in the home and even in the church, we are seeing less and less of this vital quality. Under-the-table deals, unrecorded transactions, padded expense accounts, and unpaid traffic fines are the order of the day. The rule seems to be, if you can get away with it, do it.
We need to recapture something of the spirit and moral character of Abraham Lincoln. Throughout his career as a lawyer he had a partner. Frequently, Lincoln would go out and to handle legal matters while his colleague stay at home. When he completed a case, Lincoln often collected the fee before he returns to the office. He always divided the money in his billfold, carefully wrapping his partner’s half in a piece of paper on which he wrote his name and the case for which it was received. In this way, if anything happened to him before turning over the money, no one could dispute the amount and for whom it was intended. This practice may seem trivial, but it was totally in keeping with the man we have come to know as "Honest Abe."
We all should make it our goal to live in such a way that the word honest sounds right in front of our name.
Speak truly, and each word of thine shall be a fruitful seed; Live truly and thy life shall be a great and noble creed.
DON’T TALK CREAM AND LIVE SKIM MILK.