PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH
ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS
All of us born
preaches . But when it comes to practising what we preach , we find excuses
.Just telling someone what to do or how to behave is not enough . Behaving the
way that one wants others to behave has a more powerful effect . Telling others
what to do and not doing it oneself is absolute hypocrisy .
Children are keen
observers . They quickly observe the gulf between the speech of adults and
their actual behavior , between their words and deeds , between their preaching
and practice . They are influenced more by the actions of their elders than by
their words . They imitate their action and inculcate their habits .
Gandhiji wanted to
impress upon the villagers the importance
of cleanliness . Whenever he visited a village , he would taken a broom in his
hand and sweep the streets .His action hand more effect than any speech he might
have given . A father who smoke cannot scold his child when he finds him (the
child) smoking . If he wants his child never to start the habit of smoking , he
should first give up smoking himself . If parents want their children to pick
up good manners ,they should themselves be models of good behavior . In short ,
we should ourselves do what we want others to do . This is because actions
speak louder than words . An ounce of example is worth much more than a ton of
precept .