Believe in something? Mohatma Gandhi said, “To believe in something, and not live it, is dishonest.”
The Paradoxical Commandments
People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.
If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.
If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.
The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.
Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.
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.
People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
Fight for a few underdogs anyway.
What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.
People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
Help people anyway.
Give the world the best you have and you’ll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway.
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https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/behind-nikes-decision-to-stand-by-colin-kaepernick
. JUST DROP IT
Jerry Falwell Jr. Considers Cutting Ties With Nike: Report
Jerry Falwell Jr., president of the Christian, conservative Liberty University and longtime supporter of President Trump, told USA Today Friday that he was debating ending his school’s relationship with Nike over their partnership with Colin Kaepernick. The Nike-Kaepernick partnership has drawn ire from conservatives, who railed against the football player for refusing to stand during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial inequality. “We’re exploring the situation,” Falwell told USA Today. “If Nike really does believe that law enforcement in this country is unfair and biased, I think we will look around. If we have a contract, we’ll honor it, but we strongly support law enforcement and strongly support our military and veterans who died to protect our freedoms and if the company really believes what Colin Kaepernick believes, it’s going to be hard for us to keep doing business with them.”
Falwell noted, however, that if it’s just a “publicity stunt” and the company is “not proactively attacking law enforcement officers and our military,” he would be comfortable with the partnership. He also said he had not watched the full Nike ad, only clips on a news program. USA Today notes that Nike currently has a contract with Liberty University to supply the school’s athletic teams through 2024. But even if Nike loses Liberty University’s contract, it appears that it will be worth it in the long run: Since the retailer announced its Kaepernick partnership, online sales have gone up 31 percent—compared to 17 percent in that time period last year.