It is NEVER about the words and creeds you outwardly profess; it is ALWAYS about the actions you take and the examples you set for others, especially youngsters or naïfs who—oftentimes unbeknownst to you—may be closely observing you and holding you up as an exemplar. Show me, don’t tell me! Act, don’t mime! Lead, don’t follow! Do, don’t talk! Run, don’t walk! Words may have unsavory consequences, but they are not lasting ones; those disreputable varmints are mere puny surrogates wobbling precariously about on spindly rhetorical legs. Contrarily, the consequences stemming from actions can be significant, long-lasting, life-altering, and occasionally even permanent. Never forget this! Words may help shape opinions, but actions undoubtedly shape lives; therein lies a googolplex of difference.
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