By Beatrice Sithole Email: sbeatrice033@gmail.com
A CERTAIN author wrote the following thought of the day which I think is practical and relevant to all of us today:

“I wish to be of service to my fellow men as I journey through life, and I wish to carry with me, wherever I go, a disposition of sunshine and good fellowship.  

“To do this I have adopted a guide which I shall endeavour to follow in dealing with my fellow beings throughout life’s journey.

“A part of this guide I adopted in my childhood days and part of it I picked up from observation as I grew into a more mature age and as I learned from personal contact with men and women that life is pretty much what we make it.  

“That we largely control our own destinies and our own progress on this earth.

“For the benefit of those who may wish to emulate me in adopting so much of my daily guide as may be conveniently put into use by them in their own daily dealings with their fellow men, I submit a copy of it as follows;

“To train myself so that never, under any

circumstances whatever, shall I find fault with a single person, no matter how much I may disagree with him/her or how inferior his/her work may seem to be, so long as I know he/she is sincerely trying to do his/her best.
“To respect my country, my profession and myself.  
“To be honest and fair with my fellow men as I expect them to be honest and fair with me.  
“To be a loyal citizen of my country.  
“To speak of it with praise and act always as a trust – worthy custodian of its good name.  
“To be a person whose name carries weight wherever it goes.

“To base my expectations of reward on a solid foundation of service rendered.  
“To be willing to pay the price of success in honest effort.  To look upon my work as an opportunity to be seized with joy and made the most of and not as a painful drudgery to be reluctantly endured.”

I thought I should share this with others who might not have read this because to me, this boils down to;
(a) Do unto others and treat them the way you would want them to do unto you.
(b) Love and be proud of your country – no matter what – because that is where you belong.
(c) Whatever you do in life – do it with all your heart and always aim to do your best.
(d) Love yourself and your fellow men under all circumstances and at all times.

Enjoy living and help others to do the same.