Man of His Word

You can tell a man by his actions.

Some of those actions will be viewed as brave. None of those actions will be viewed as cowardly by those who aren't being intellectually dishonest with themselves.

Some of those actions will be viewed as being bold. These same actions will often be the source of ridicule from the gammas and hamsters of the world.

Here are a couple of actions that fall into both categories I just described. These are actions that every man should take:

1. Hold every man (and woman) to his (her) word.
If they said it, it is reasonable to expect it. This goes for the printed word, as well.

1. Be a man of your word.
If you say it, then mean it. Naturally, this bears the responsibility of being mindful of what you say and how you say it.

In essence, allow your words to be your actions and expect that of others.

To be fair, doing these two things has been the "source" of strife for the author with the gammas and hamsters of the world:
People who want words to mean different things than they actually mean.
People who don't want to accept reality for whatever reason.
People who derive pleasure from the pain of others.
People who have anti-social tendencies.

People who lose at the social game.