Review of Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes (Paperback)

I finished reading this book yesterday.

After 25 years in law enforcement, I have seen the "dark side" of America.Any person, Christian, Jew, Athiest, Buddist or of whatever belief or non-belief, coulddo well in living the principles presented in this book.

I had thousandsof negative contacts while working the streets of Phoenix as a policeofficer.Every one of those negative contacts can be attributed to aviolation of one or more of these principles.The prisons are full ofpeople who have not been taught, or, who have failed to live, theprinciples in this book.

What would the world be like if starting here inAmerica, we could live these virtues.

I read the previous reviews and itseems many are hung up on the messenger.Why should it matter who deliversthe truth.Either we would be better off being honest or not.Either wewould be better off being morally clean or not. Either we would be betterof being civil to each other or not.

Is it possible to live theseprinciples every day. I don't think so.Would we all be better off tryingto live them every day.Yes.If we fail to live them today, we can tryagain tomorrow.After all, forgiveness and mercy are virtues.If weforgive ourselves for our shortcomings today, we can try again.

WillRogers once spoke about money and getting interest for money placed in abank.He said "Them that gets it, gets it, and them that don't,don't."

This book is that way.



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