Another mantra that I love is "Leave it better than you found it." I think this is kind of a boy scout motto, as scout leaders through the years have tried to instill it into scouts when leaving their campsite. But it has so many other applications. I try to think of it as I leave a room in my house, as I leave my car, as I leave a choir rehearsal that I'm conducting (did I leave a message that helps people be better than they were when they came?), as I leave a home where I visit taught (same application), as I leave a phone conversation or a personal conversation, as I teach a voice lesson, etc. I think it's a great mantra for missionaries- to be determined to leave an area better than they found it. It can be applied in so many ways. So, there's another great mantra to consider: Leave it better than you found it!
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Those words run through my mind during life's little times, too, like when I travel, wiping out the sink with a paper towel in the bathrooms in public places and on airplanes. Or picking up trash when you go for a walk or in other public places, or even removing floating debris from the swimming pool.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the wise reminder.
Perfect! Thanks for the reminder.
ReplyDeleteI love it! Think how much better the world would be if everyone followed that mantra!
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