Eknath Easwaran's Commentary
This morning a friend said to me, “You look good!” I appreciated the compliment, of course, but I also felt a little amused. I almost wanted to reply, “What do you mean? I am good.” Some people are mostly concerned with looking good. We should not be content with that. If we want a compliment, we should be good; and then others will say, “You are good.”
Today, it is said that the image has become the person. If the public relations people can make you look good, you come to believe that you are good.
We should never allow ourselves to emulate or admire images that merely look good. Whether in sports or entertainment or politics, celebrities offer good role models only when they stand for lasting values.
The Thought for the Day is today's entry from Eknath Easwaran's Words to Live By.