Value Of Devotion

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Devotion is a loyalty to a promise, person, or mission. It means a person is consistently trustworthy and loyal. A person has to be willing to sacrifice and uphold the commitment of staying the course of life even if the challenges they will face are great, and their energy is fleeting and weakening. When someone is devoted to something, the object of devotion becomes a part of one’s self. The devotion itself is risky but is the most rewarding experience imaginable. Devotion is a love or enthusiasm for something or someone. It may be a personal focus on one’s beliefs, loyalty to relationships, and a commitment to schooling.
Devotion is a personal focus on one’s beliefs. Getting together with a group of friends or peers and giving time, prayer,
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One must be there for true friends no matter what the circumstances. When someone needs a friend they step out in that time of desperation and rush to their aid. A person will drop whatever is happening around them because their friend’s needs are more important than one’s own at certain points in life. If a friend breaks up with a guy and needs a shoulder to lean on or someone to bring them ice-cream and tissues, they will be there for them by their side comforting them. It doesn’t matter what the relationship was like when the two people were last together. They forgive and forget and pick up again as if nothing has happened. They will never tell lies, or speak ill of each other behind anyone’s back. It’s the importance of never being a traitor, and always staying true to one’s self. Never leaving anyone out of anything, telling them everything and being grateful for what they have and hope to strive for something together as they get …show more content…
Education is an important skill to value in life. When in the situation of friends versus school, play is an on the side of want, but life skills are a necessity so it becomes necessary to put ones values in order and focus on the need to learn .One can’t spend each night up texting, chatting, playing video games or whatever the case may be if they have to get up early the next morning and be prepared for tomorrow’s test. Time must be spent wisely on what is important and not foolishly messed with. How can one succeed in the future with a job if their time management is poor? To which does one devote more time? It is whichever one the conscious decides is more important. It is better to be prepared and study than to know nothing and cheat, because then the education is worth nothing and is a waste of money. A person also needs to have a certain mindset of true value, if not they are limiting themselves. It’s a constant decision to make of what the next step in a person’s life will be and it all depends on the devotions oneself will make

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