How concerned were you about character when selecting a mate? Does love conquer all?

Song 'As Long As You Love Me' by Backstreet Boys:

Backstreet boy - A boy (someone) who does not follow the generally accepted ways/methods, or does not take the established "main"streets. Considered a bad boy.

Character surely isn't inherited......

"No one is born hating another....People must learn to hate."
- Nelson Mandela
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/nelson-mandela-10-inspirational-quotes-to-live-your-life-by-8988290.html?action=gallery&ino=5

"Character isn't inherited. One builds it daily by the way one thinks and acts, thought by thought, action by action. If one lets fear or hate or anger take possession of the mind, they becone self-forged chains."
- Helen Douglas

"Action speaks louder than words."
(What you do more than what you say speaks volumes about you.)
- English proverb / Idiom

"Action, looks, words, steps, form the alphabet by which you spell character."
- Johann Kasper Lavater

Clearly a spoiled brat / bad egg:

From 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Children learn what they live......

Spoiled child/brat: a rotten child who is likely to grow up to be a menace.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Spoiled+Brat

LifeLessonsForAll.com: A wise woman once pointed out that similar to the support provided to young trees in Maryland (two stakes in ground with strings holding the tree), children need support from both parents. Teach and support children so they grow straight and not crooked.

What if your story (words) is right and the other person's story is also right, but the stories seem to contradict each other. Who is right? Maybe both - they are different perspectives.

What if Person A sees a car accident from one angle and Person B sees the same accident from the opposite angle. Their versions may be different but both correct.

Seems to say the same thing as Proverbs 10:9 in the Holy Bible....

"With integrity you have nothing to fear, since you have nothing to hide. With integrity you will do the right thing, so you will have no guily. With fear and guilt removed you are free to be and do your best."
- Zig Ziglar

Reason for the details to stay in the party:
Cheryl wine (got on bad) with Stevie even though she's married.

Song: "What Happens In De Party' by Rupee

Maybe the reason some people wear masks? To be hidden, in the dark, and in secret.......

"When I do right, no one remembers. When I do wrong, no one forgets."
- Anonymous

He was clearly a "straight arrow."  Sorrounded by crooked men?

Movie 'Bulletproof Monk':

"If you stand straight, do not fear a crooked shadow."
- Chinese proverb

Bad Egg - An untrustworthy person often involved in trouble whose company should be avoided.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bad+egg

"Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out."
- Holy Bible (ESV), Proverbs 10:9

Thomas Crown: Reputation different from character?
Did he "hide" his face (use a face standard/template or mask) when pretending to return the painting?

'Thomas Crown Affair' movie

#character #reputation #thomascrownaffair #mask #lifelessonsforalldotcom

Song lesson: From 'Who Are You When I'm Not Looking' by Blake Shelton

My oh my, you're so good looking
But who are you when I'm not looking?
Do you break thing when you get mad?
Eat a box of chocolates 'cause you're feeling bad.

#character #turnmyback #knowyourself #blakeshelton #lifelessonsforalldotcom

"Those of a crooked heart are an abomination to the LORD,
but those of blameless ways are his delight."
- Holy Bible (ESV), Proverbs 11:20

#character #LORDSomnipotence #Bible #blameless #lifelessonsforalldotcom

Is your reputation outside your control? Do you control your reputation by telling others who you are by the choices you make? Do people say whatever they want?

"Your reputation is in the hands of others. That's what reputation is. You can't control that. The only thing you can control is your character."
- Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

#character #reputation #lifelessonsforalldotcom

Remember this childhood poem / nursery rhyme?

There was a crooked man,
And he went a crooked mile,
He found a crooked sixpence
Upon a crooked stile:
He bought a crooked cat,
That caught a crooked mouse
And they all lived together
In a little crooked house.

http://fairytales4u.com/fable/nursery.htm

#character #crooked #lifelessonsforalldotcom

Crook - A person or character known for being dishonest. A swindler.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/crook

#character #crook #lifelessonsforalldotcom

"Be your character what it will, it will be known; and nobody will take it upon your word."
- Philip Dormer Shanhope

Song lesson: From 'Complicated' by Avril Lavigne

I like you the way you are
When we're driving in your car,
And you're talking to me one on one.
But you become somebody else 'round everyone else,
You're watching your back like you can't relax,
You're trying to be cool,
You look like a fool to me.
Tell me...Why did you have to go and make things so complicated?
I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else,
Gets me frustrated.

Shady character - an untrustworthy, suspicious person.

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/shady+character

"KnowYourself

"Character is like a tree, reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it, the tree is the real thing."
- Abraham Lincoln

"We are where we are, as we are, because of what we are."
- Earle J. Glade

"Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, men of power are feared; but only men of character are trusted."
- Alfred Adler

"Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits."
- Jesus (Bible, Matthew 7:15)

Song lesson: From 'Who The Cap Fit' by Bob Marley

Man to man is so unjust,
Ya don't know who to trust.
Your worst enemy could be your best friend,
And your best friend your worse enemy.
Some will eat and drink with you,
Then behind them su-su 'pon you.
Only your friend know your secrets,
So only he could reveal it.
...
Some will hate you, pretend they love you now,
Then behind they try to eliminate you.
But who Jah bless, no one curse;
Thank God, we're past the worse.
Hypocrites and parasites
Will come up and take a bite.
And if your night should turn to day,
A lot of people would run away.
And who the stock fit let them wear it!

Hypocrite: A person who pretends to have but does not actually have a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc.
From dictionary.reference.com/browse/hypocrisy

"The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out."
- Thomas Babington

"Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking."
- Jackson Browne

"Not in the time, place or circumstance but in the man lies success."
- James Joyce

"Character is what you are in the dark."
- Unknown

Theme for the week 2/1 - 2/7: Character.
(Do you have to be "bad" to win the game of life?)