R. Graham, that may be one of the best post I have ever read. It is hard to do the right thing most of the time, but I have tried to instill in my son that you are who you are by the things you do when no one is watching. It's easy to work hard or make "good" choices when people are around that you want to impress or don't want to let down. It's when you are all alone, those decisions you make reveal your true character. This is my opinion, and the way my dad raised me. I have made many mistakes in life, and continue to do so. While I realize I will never be perfect on this side of Heaven, I do believe that my word is really all I have. If someone cannot trust that I say what I mean, then how can they trust anything about me?