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cdjdhj's review
4.0
I liked this book. It had some profound thoughts on living a Christ-like life and lots of stories to illustrate from the scriptures and modern life. It was a very good, quick read.
bickleyhouse's review against another edition
4.0
This was an interesting little book. Subtitled "The Paradoxical Commandments for Christians," it was launched by the authors booklet that he created for high school student leaders when he was a nineteen year old Harvard sophomore. At that time, it was simply called the Paradoxical Commandments. Over the next 25 years, unknown to Kent M. Keith, that little booklet traversed the world, even to the point of landing on Mother Theresa's wall in Calcutta! Eventually, people began asking Mr. Keith to come up with Biblical examples of these "commandments." So this book was born. For each of the commandments, he gives an Old Testament example and a New Testament example. He illustrates how Jesus lived these commandments through his short life on earth.
Truthfully, a life lived by these commandments would be a well-lived, and probably very influential life. They are as follows:
1. People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway. (Scott Adams simply says that we're all idiots)
2. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway.
3. If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway.
4. The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
5. Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway.
6. The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds. Think big anyway.
7. People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs. Fight for a few underdogs anyway.
8. What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway.
9. People really need help but may attack you if you do help them. Help people anyway.
10. Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth. Give the world the best you have anyway.
As far as "motivational" type books go, this was one of the better ones that I have read. Short and sweet, but very inspiring.
Truthfully, a life lived by these commandments would be a well-lived, and probably very influential life. They are as follows:
1. People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway. (Scott Adams simply says that we're all idiots)
2. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway.
3. If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway.
4. The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
5. Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway.
6. The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds. Think big anyway.
7. People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs. Fight for a few underdogs anyway.
8. What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway.
9. People really need help but may attack you if you do help them. Help people anyway.
10. Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth. Give the world the best you have anyway.
As far as "motivational" type books go, this was one of the better ones that I have read. Short and sweet, but very inspiring.
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