http://kirkweisler.com/t4d/2009/04/15/scattered-paper/ Chief Morale Officer Kirk Weisler's Thought 4 the Day Tue, 22 May 2012 11:41:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 http://kirkweisler.com/t4d/2009/04/15/scattered-paper/#comment-8054 Keith Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:05:29 +0000 http://kirkweisler.com/t4d/2009/04/15/scattered-paper/#comment-8054 Funny, last night I was telling my kids that a valuable lesson they can learn and practice now while young, which will pay off big over time, is this exact message and/or to change the conversation if someone is saying bad stuff about another. I heard a story on the news where the Mayor of some town was talking trash to his buddy while the two were driving a police car (jeep) in a parade. They decided to turn on the flashers and hit the siren but what they didn’t realize is that this triggered the in-car video camera which picked up their trash talk as they waved and smiled to the crowd. His words hurt others but in this case he hurt himself the most. Funny, last night I was telling my kids that a valuable lesson they can learn and practice now while young, which will pay off big over time, is this exact message and/or to change the conversation if someone is saying bad stuff about another. I heard a story on the news where the Mayor of some town was talking trash to his buddy while the two were driving a police car (jeep) in a parade. They decided to turn on the flashers and hit the siren but what they didn’t realize is that this triggered the in-car video camera which picked up their trash talk as they waved and smiled to the crowd. His words hurt others but in this case he hurt himself the most.

]]> http://kirkweisler.com/t4d/2009/04/15/scattered-paper/#comment-8053 Joseph Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:29:06 +0000 http://kirkweisler.com/t4d/2009/04/15/scattered-paper/#comment-8053 <p>"Some people mistakenly think responses such as silence, meekness, forgiveness, and bearing humble testimony are passive or weak. But to 'love [our] enemies, bless them that curse [us], do good to them that hate [us], and pray for them which despitefully use [us], and persecute [us]' (Matthew 5:44) takes faith, strength, and, most of all, Christian courage. . . ."When we do not retaliate—when we turn the other cheek and resist feelings of anger—we too stand with the Savior. We show forth His love, which is the only power that can subdue the adversary and answer our accusers without accusing them in return. That is not weakness. That is Christian courage."<br /> Robert D. Hales, "Christian Courage: The Price of Discipleship," Ensign, Nov. 2008, 72</p> “Some people mistakenly think responses such as silence, meekness, forgiveness, and bearing humble testimony are passive or weak. But to ‘love [our] enemies, bless them that curse [us], do good to them that hate [us], and pray for them which despitefully use [us], and persecute [us]’ (Matthew 5:44) takes faith, strength, and, most of all, Christian courage. . . .”When we do not retaliate—when we turn the other cheek and resist feelings of anger—we too stand with the Savior. We show forth His love, which is the only power that can subdue the adversary and answer our accusers without accusing them in return. That is not weakness. That is Christian courage.”
Robert D. Hales, “Christian Courage: The Price of Discipleship,” Ensign, Nov. 2008, 72

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