13 Sep 2010
Anyway
A charter for a paradoxical life
I have noticed how so many of the deep truths in life are actually a paradox.
In preparing for our Advanced Diploma students to arrive this week I came again across the following list of “paradoxical commandments”, which basically give a template for effective leadership.
Each one spoke to me, I hope they also speak to you.
The Paradoxical Commandments
by Dr. Kent M. Keith
People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.
If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
Fight for a few underdogs anyway.What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
Help people anyway.Give the world the best you have and you’ll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway.© Copyright Kent M. Keith 1968, renewed 2001
God is building His building – it is the faith filled people who love Him.
Jesus is the cornerstone on whom the whole building will fit together – without the cornerstone we can build – but it will fall.
He was despised – so shall we be – If we abide in Him – His word will endure forever – so shall we – If we abide in Him.
He is the cornerstone of the whole universe. It will be some Kingdom – I so want to be there – I just need to abide in Him.
Brenda V Northeast
September 13th, 2010 at 9:07 pmpermalink
Love it!
Rick Oates
September 13th, 2010 at 9:47 pmpermalink