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When I was a young man just getting started in business, I was given a good piece of advice. “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.”
The people I encountered would be less concerned with my knowledge and credentials until they saw how I lived my life, including caring about them. This simple phrase has not only been shown true over my lifetime, but I’ve also used it to help me succeed in my career.
As proof that there is nothing new under the sun, Jesus said something very similar to the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 17: “You will know them by their fruits.” It’s not someone’s credentials or reputation that gives you real insight about them, but what comes out of what they do, the fruit of their lives.
Now let’s look at some of the “fruit” of those in positions of trust and profit in our lives today. Is that fruit sweet, juicy, pleasant, rotten, or bitter? As we are already preparing for another election, perhaps instead of focusing on donkeys and elephants, we should look at the fruit of people’s lives and policies to help guide our decisions.
The Constitution Study with Paul Engel on America Out Loud Talk Radio can be heard on weekdays at 4 pm ET. Listen on iHeart Radio, our world-class media player, or our free Apple, Android, or Alexa apps. Listen to other episodes of The Constitution Study, available on podcast.
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