Do you honestly practice what you preach?

Answer 1

I'm not entirely sure any human on this planet, could always practice what they preach.

I believe that most people operate from an instinctual level, a base existence where all thought, reactions and emotions stir from. Because we all act from this place of instinct, where it's still programed that we eat or be eaten, then how can we, even as higher thinkers, act on our 'morality' or 'principles' when such are nullified in the face of instinctual selfishness?

Of course, it might be easier to practice what one was preaching, if such idealism were formed in negativity, selfishness, and a basic lack of compassion for a fellow human being. This would mentality would lend it's self perfectly to practicing, because it would relieve the person of a sense of consciousness.

To be totally honest, I can't always practice what I teach. I believe in compassion, and honestly and morality, but I can't always be compassionate, honest or fully moral. Why not? I'm human, and though my principles are derived from a high morality, I will never escape my basic instincts.

Answer 2

I honestly try to practice what I preach. What I preach is the ideal and I may fall short of this sometimes but I always strive to meet it.

Answer 3

Yes, I am one believing Moslem. I as far as possible try to approach 100% of what I preach. But, as a member of a society where I live, I am subject to his rules. Sometimes which rules make obstacles vis-a-vis my faith. This situation of conflict between the rules of my society and the practice meticulous person of my belief prevents me from carrying out the 100% of the aforesaid the sermon. Therefore, honestly it is a mission difficult to make the perfect correlation between the theory and the practice of what I this sermon. Thus this relation remains always relative.

Answer 4

Not all the time. I tell my children not to lie but I might answer the phone and tell a bill collector that they've got the wrong number. I tell them that premarital sex is wrong when I know that I was having sex long before I married and still might if I got involved with someone. I tell my children not to use profanity but on many occasions my mouth needed cleaning out with super duper soap. However, I tell my girls to treat others as they would like to be treated and I'm very good about that. I tell my girls to respect authority and I do. I tell my girls to obey the law and I do. So I'm not a complete hypocrite.

Answer 5

I preach that too much of anything is bad for you, so do everything in moderation.
Also, anything you wish to do is OK as long as everyone who will be directly effected by your actions is consenting, human and adult. In other words, you and your adult, human friends may be consenting to knock over the local liquor store, but if the owner and patrons do not agree to be involved, then DO NOT do it.
And that is how I live my life.

Answer 6

Best is to only practice and no preaching.

Answer 7

It is hard not to preach. Sometimes you just have to let it all out.
Most of the time I am just myself - honest, fair, open-minded and
I always mean what I say. If I don't have anything nice to say about
someone, than I will not say anything at all.
It's not easy to be perfect - but one must keep trying.

Answer 8

I try to. But, being human, I do fail at times and have to start again. But, that's life in the human world. If we didn't fail, we wouldn't learn. If we didn't learn, we wouldn't become better people. If we didn't become better people, the world would stay the same, or get worse, and the mistakes would be made over and over and over. It's a vicious cycle, but it's worth it IF you learn from your mistakes. That stops the cycle.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

Certainly I try to do as I say. As with most mortals, we seem to fall short, but it never hurts to set the bar higher than one can reach, therefore if one can not reach it they usually find that they reach higher than they ever dreamed they could.