LIVE WITH HONOUR

If you get all the wealth in the

world and lose the soul,
is it worth having?
 HONOUR & DIGNITY
• Honourable living is about
accomplishment not just achievement
• Honour-is to live with dignity
• Honourable-is to be worthy of respect
• To live with dignity we need to have a
sense of:
– Fairness-leads to justice
– Empathy-leads to compassion
– Integrity-leads to trust
 PRINCIPLES OF HONOUR
Ideas and Ideals
• Values are universal and eternal

• Truths don’t change with time and

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WHY THEN SHOULD WE NOT LOOK FOR

UNIVERSAL BENCHMARK FOR VALUES?
 FLEETING VALUES
• We should not compromise on our values

• A strong belief in our values is our best

defence against the erosion of our moral
fibre

• Protecting our values is both a process

and a product
 CONSISTENCY
Consistency

• Is value based behaviour

• Leads to reliability

• In behaviour reflects one’s sense of

values
 CHARACTER
Character
• is about honour
• is the sum total of many qualities which
reflect values
• is about integrity , honesty , ethics ,
conscience , loyalty , mental toughness ,
courage and consistency
• is a composite of qualities , not a
commodity
 INTEGRITY
• The integrity of a person is not measured
by his status or position but by his conduct

• A PERSON WITH INTEGRITY IS A ONE

MAN ARMY!

• Practising integrity takes courage

 WISDOM
• Abundance of common sense is wisdom

• The Bible says ,”The path to hell is paved

by good intentions .”

• Action must follow good intentions

 HONESTY vs INTEGRITY
• Integrity is a core value

• Honesty or dishonesty is a habit

– Honesty and dishonesty are both learnt traits

Integrity combined with Enthusiasm and

Determination makes for Honourable living

To be continued….