Mahatma Gandhi was once asked by a reporter, "What is your message?" His reply was "My life is my message."
Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "What you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you say."
Both Emerson and Gandhi were saying the same thing. What we do and how we live broadcasts our philosophy, our religion, and our ethics more clearly and honestly than our words.
We have all encountered people we would consider to be hypocrites. When I was a young child going to church, I recall wondering why some of the adults would be gossiping outside after the services. Why were they speaking so unkindly of their neighbors after hearing the minister share the words of Jesus: "Let he who be without sin cast the first stone."
As you go through your day today, be aware of whether your actions are consistent with what you believe and the words that you speak. Remember, you are your message.
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