Turn your promises into commitments

I agree with you. Because in general people like to please, there is a tendency of making statements that can be considered as promises that sometimes we can't fulfill. THat can be just one of those things for some people, nothing really important, but it can also be very damaging depending on the promise or the person receiving it. Children in special can be really very negatively impacted by what they might perceive as a promise, that is not kept. As adults and when we are dealing with children we need to think before promising something we can't or won't fulfill , This can range from a very positive thing that the child might want to the opposite. The promise of a consequence that isn't delivered is as damaging. From adult to adult, there are still many things we can say that can be perceived as an implied promise and be very negative when not followed trough. The main point is that people should be very careful making promises or even just saying something that might be perceived as one, specially when the full impact of that broken promise is, is not completely understood.

What I want to say is about the importance of official's promises into commitments. Firstly, I must declare I am a totally patriotic person,Ilove my homeland China very much.But sometimes I really want to execrate the officials who don't care about their promises.Before they come into power,they promise they will contribute their effort to the construction of the city.However what more they have done is treating the public capital as their private things. The central government has little measures to prevent these phenomena.Cosequencely, corruption spread and the promises of building a incorruption official culture never come true. I appeal every Chinese official to be honest and take their promises into commitments.

Fake promises, false hopes and big talks. These are but the ways of the world. And the world today is full of poseurs who would go to any extent for power and money. Sada, this post of yours just comes in timely and I am so surprised at the fact that these are done so blatantly! Sada, I totally agree with you as to that this should be done in our own ways, as an individual effort to rectify ourselves, our approach towards good living. Thanks.

i completely agree with you in this regard. I think promises should be only made when one is sure taht this promise can be kept. otherwise its not right to make promise. I keep time always. this is the promise made with myself, not to others. i try to keep all my pronmmises although i make few.

I agree with you, they said that promises are meant to be broken. Why do you promise if it will never come true?. That is why when a friend of mine give me their promise I advice them to be committed on that word because it can ruined our lives. I mean friendship can be broken by promises broken.

I have learned punctuality having lived in England for 5 Years. This is an English trait. Australians are not prone to be punctual. This a shame really. Mateship is thought of as being more important. However, as to commitments , fall under a different category. To be honoured by all, One's Word must be their BOND.