MORAL COUAGE: WHAT DO YOU SEE IN THE MIRROR?

May 12, 2012

On April 23rd, I had the opportunity to attend the 12th Annual World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates.

Jody Williams, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for leading the instatement of an International Treaty banning anti-personnel land mines, talked eloquently about the power of moral courage:

"Each time you stand up for what you believe is right, it makes your muscle stronger. Doing this will define how you will be seen. Far more important, it will define what you see in the mirror".

"Be willing to move beyond physical comfort to a higher moral aspiration..be willing to speak the truth when you are quivering inside".

Words to live by.


3 comments:

  1. John...thank you for your insightful, though provoking posts. Food for thought as I begin next chapter in my life, focused on healing ministry and spending time and energy with those who are ill, in pain, downtrodden and facing end of life concerns. Speaking their truths requires courage -but I am finding that when one knows one is doing the right thing, courage is much easier to come by. Anni Gibson

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  2. Thank you, Anni. All the best to you in your selfless work.

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  3. John, I appreciate finding you here. If only more people in corporations had your moral values, we might find our country in a different situation right now. It's never too late to discover our true values and live them.

    Margie Boehmer

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