Student Success Statement

“If it is not right; do not do it; If it is not true; do not say it.”

 -Marcus Aurelius

I really like this S.S.S.  It is very wise and most people should follow this.  For example, if you are at a party and someone offers you a drink, it is not right to take if you are under age.  SO, because it is not right, you do not do it.  Another example is, if you hear a rumor and you know it is not true, do not say it.  We have to learn to do what is right and to be people of truth.  What this quote is saying is to follow your gut.  People feel when something is not right , which is why they don't do it.  In life, there is going to be people who do not live like this.  Those people do not have integrity.  Aurelius is trying to say that if we do this, we will be happier and at peace with ourselves and with others.  We must learn how to do what is right and speak the truth.