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Title: Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes
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| Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes by Three Rivers Press I'm better because of this book | | Wonderful! Being happy doesn't have to be so complicated. This book is so well written. I use it as a reference often. I also use it to cheer me up. It reminds me not to get caught up in the world. I have given this as a gift many times. Thank you. Mr. Hinckley. It was fabulous! | | Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes by Three Rivers Press Another good source of advice | | If more people followed the ideas in this book, the world would be a better place, filled with better people, and thus a more pleasant place to live! | | Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes by Three Rivers Press Let's try not to neglect these virtues | I was raised by great parents who taught me most of these virtues, not only by teaching, but also by example; so I know that they work. As with most people, I find myself lacking and find that I need reminders from time to time of these basic principles of happiness. Gordon B. Hinckley has done a great job of articulating and providing a compelling argument for these ten virtues. It has caused me to reflect on my life and make resolutions to improve where I need to, and to teach my children those same things. Any book that does this for me is worth reading.
I also loved his discussion on the guardians of virtue; marriage and family. I agree that the secret to a great society is to have strong families anchored by a strong marriage. I strongly recommend this book for anyone willing to be reminded of such important points. | | Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes by Three Rivers Press Standing for Something | The book Standing for Something by President Gordon B. Hinckley, who is also the Prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Standing for Something starts off with a foreword by Mike Wallace talking a little bit about the life of Gordon B. Hinckley, and then leads into the main part of the book where Gordon B. Hinckley talks about the "10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes." President Hinckley has written many other inspirational books such as Stand a Little Taller: Counsel and Inspiration for Each Day of the Year, and Way to Be! 9 Ways to Be Happy and Make Something of Your Life. Standing for Something is full of great quotes and stories that attempt to enrich the readers' life.
In this book Gordon B. Hinckley uses many stories in order to enrich his 10 values. For example he explains to us in the first chapter that love is a binding force that can bring people together, and that it is, "the only force that can erase differences between people (pg. 3)." He also goes on to say that "love is the very essence of life (pg. 3)" President Hinckley tells of a story of an oddly matched couple, both attending the same university. He tells us about the boy, who was a poor boy who lived on a farm, whose seemingly only redeeming quality was his work ethic. He tells of a girl, from a wealthy family who is pretty and wears nice clothing. They meet and somehow make something out of their differences. He tells of some of their struggles and how they overcome them.
Another good example of a story he tells is in the next chapter on honesty. He gives some thoughts on what honesty is and some tips on how to try to include it into our daily lives, and some other examples of how it will help us. Gordon B. Hinckley then tells of a story his father told him when he was a boy. It tells about how two boys were going to trick a man but ended up doing a nice deed for him instead, which ended up benefitting the man and making the boys feel good about themselves. If they had tried to deceive the man by hiding his shoes from him, they would have ended up in a bad situation, rather than helping him out, even anonymously.
In the chapter where Gordon B. Hinckley teaches the value of optimism, there is another good story. He teaches us about having a good attitude towards things and always try to be positive. He says that being negative is never a good thing and to always look for the best in things. He leads into a story about him and his father, where he was being critical of something and his father taught him about being optimistic and about not being cynical about things, but trying to make the best of the situation. The stories that President Hinckley includes with his 10 values help to emphasize them, and give them greater meaning.
The next thing Gordon B. Hinckley uses in this book is the use of quotes by famous and other prestigious people. In the chapter where he teaches us morality, he uses a quote by Channing Pollock, a writer in the early 1900's, to help highlight some of the concepts of morality. "A world which believed in purity... would be a very different world, but a grand place to live in. (pg. 51)" That quote basically sums up the entirety of almost the entire book, but does an excellent job of stressing the chapter's theme of trying to be moral.
In the chapter where Gordon B. Hinckley explains the virtue of learning continuously, there is a quote by Dr. Joshua Liebman, a Rabbi in the early 1900's which is used to help emphasize the rest of the chapter. "The great thing is that as long as we live we have the privilege of growing. We can learn new skills, engage in new kinds of work, devote ourselves to new causes, and make new friends. Accepting then the truth that we are capable in some directions and limited in others, that genius is rare, that mediocrity is the portion of most of us, let us remember that we can and must change ourselves. Until the day of our death we can grow. We can tap hidden resources in our makeup. (pg. 77)" The rest of this chapter Gordon B. Hinckley explains that learning throughout all of our lives is a gift, and we should take advantage of it. I think the quote that he used was in good place and works well.
In conclusion I think that the use of stories as well as quotes gives Standing for Something a lot of extra emphasis on the values which are outlined by President Hinckley. While this book isn't an exciting, action packed book, I feel that it is a great book with a lot of great inspirational value with great things to learn from it.
| | Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes by Three Rivers Press This book should be in every home library! | | Hinckley has done a masterful job of reminding us all about the basic, eternal virtues that have always been the core of righteous living. This book is a "shot-in-the-arm". After reading it I felt encouraged to look for ways I can apply these virtues in my life everyday. I'd recommend this book to anyone! | | Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes by Three Rivers Press Product Description | | In this national bestseller, the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Gordon B. Hinckley, has created a classic look at the values that can change our world--and how to stand up for them. Drawing on anecdotes from his much-admired life of faith and service, as well as examples from American culture today, he examines ten virtues that have always illuminated the path to a better world: love, honesty, morality, civility, learning, forgiveness and mercy, thrift and industry, gratitude, optimism, and faith. He then shows how the two guardians of virtue--marriage and the family--can keep us on that path, even in difficult times. Standing for Something is an inspiring blueprint for what we all can do--as individuals, as a nation, and as a world community--to rediscover the values and virtues that have historically made us strong and that will lead us to a brighter future. | | Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes by Three Rivers Press Amazon.com | | "Virtue is too often neglected, if not scorned or ridiculed as old-fashioned, confining, unenlightened," laments author Gordon Hinckley, a 90-year-old ordained leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Even as he enumerates all of America's social ills (including $482 billion a year spent on gambling, rampant child neglect and abuse, school massacres, a pervasive deterioration of values) Hinckley believes there is a remedy. Chapter by chapter Hinckley presents 10 old-fashioned virtues that will return America to the glory envisioned by its founding fathers. These virtues include Love, Honesty, Morality, Civility, Learning, Forgiveness, Thrift and Industry, Gratitude, Optimism, and Faith. Hinckley makes a compelling case for every one of these virtues, quoting extensively from the Bible but mostly using convincing personal anecdotes (after all, he is an elder with 90 years worth of stories and wisdom). In his glowing foreword, Mike Wallace (of 60 Minutes fame) writes that Gordon Hinckley is an "optimistic leader of the Mormon Church who fully deserves the almost universal admiration that he gets." Clearly, Hinkley has struck a resounding chord with the American populace, including dyed-in-the-wool New York cynics such as Wallace. Word of this book is rapidly spreading across America as simple folk clamor to steer their lives and country with a more virtuous compass. |
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