PRESSURE; THE REVEALER OF SUBSTANCE

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Don’t conclude yet on who you really are until you observe the state of your heart and/or your performance under pressure. For instance, you can’t assure me of your faithfulness on monetary issues until I’ve seen your performance under financial pressure and lack; no matter how religious you are!

It’s broadly believed that every human overcomes stealing at adulthood; whether religious or not because it’s a moral matter (all things being equal). However, it’s notable that a lot of adults still do indirectly as stealing is not only lifting of another’s property when everyone looks away. If you are mistakenly paid more than you should earn or given more change than you should receive at a store and you don’t return the excess, it’s stealing. Hence, it is remarkable that pressure reveals the real you, the stuff you are made of.  

Nevertheless, you don’t have to be discouraged if you observe that you’ve not performed too well under a particular pressure as you have just discovered what you need to work on in your life. Becoming a better person is a continuous process as no one attains perfection at birth!

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