do you best, try harder, be grateful

This books on the inside cover says that "no nation can be greater than the strength of it its individual homes or the virtue of its people". This book suggests that it is values that can change the world. It suggests ten things that have been proven over the ages to make a difference. Love, Honesty, Morality, Civility, Learning, Forgiveness and Mercy, Thrift and Industry, Gratitude, Optimism, and Faith. Gordon Hinckley in this book suggests a new emphasis. I guess this recognizes that focus for a lot of folks sort of comes and goes. The interesting issue is to see how people seem so committed embracing better virtues when they have troubles. Arrogance is perhaps what brings the fall that brings people to see the need. I like the quote on page 89. "Gratitude is the beginning of civility, of decency and goodness, of a recognition that we cannot afford to be arrogant. We should walk with the knowledge that we will need help every step of the way."

Things to be grateful for. Family, good examples, knowledge, love, health, the ability to have agency and choice, and the opportunity to "try harder".