Student Success Statement

  “I have been asked what I mean by ‘word of honor’. I will tell you: Place me behind prison walls-walls of stone ever so high, ever so thick, reaching ever so far into the ground- there is a possibility that in some way or another I might be able to escape; but stand me on the floor draw a chalk line around me and have me give my word of honor never to cross it. Can I get out of that circle? No, never! I’d die first.”

                                                                Karl G. Maeser

What this statement means to me is that what you promise and what you say has a lot of power to it. In other words Mr. Maeser is trying to say is that When you give your word to someone they have to be able to take it seriously because you're just that trustworthy. This addon to choosing the right because if you always do then you will never lie. If you never lie then people will be able to trust you when you make a promise to them. So what I have learned is that what you say can mean so much to the person you say it to. Also what you say has to be taken seriously by yourself too. Many people depend on  what you say to them, whether it's positive or negative, they will listen to you and if you forget they will remind you. You can't have people remind you of what you told them you were going to do because it should be a goal that you keep somewhere, where you will always see it like you goals journal. To conclude, today I learned how words are powerful and that when someone asks you to promise or give the word of honor they are just hoping that you don't let them down.