"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing."

-Theodore Roosevelt

You should always choose the right. Don't let temptation consume you. Always think before you act. If you know its not the right thing to do, don't do it. Even if everyone does it, don't do it. Don't be afraid to stand alone. Don't throw your reputation and everything you have down the drain for one little ctw action. CTW has repercussions. 

"Its a GREAT MOMENT when someone has character to step up and do the right thing at the right time."

-Pam Knox

You should always tell the truth. Even if it was a mistake or on purpose. When you are honest, it shows that you have good character. It also shows that you can be trusted. People look up to those kind of people, the ones that dont lie or cheat. For example if you were to win something and then you realized with it was a mistake, the best thing to do is to say the truth. Return your medal or trophy. Its worth it. You gain respect and you feel better

"My basic principle is that you don't make decisions because they are easy; you make them because they are cheap; you don't make them because they're popular; you make them because they're right."

-Theodore Hesburgh

You should make decisions because you know they are right. You should never make decisions just because you want to be cool, impress others, be popular or liked by certain people. Decisions should come from your heart, they should be right and good. If you know its not right to cheat on a test, don't do it. Choose the right and choose to fail that test because you didn't study. Making right decisions makes you a better person. Making right decisions will lead you into the right path. If you choose the right, you'll feel good. You'll always feel proud of yourself for choosing the right. But if you choose the wrong, you'll feel bad. You'll feel ashamed of yourself for the rest of your life. A little ctw action can have repercussions. 

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Amsterdam is the Netherlands capital, it's known for its artistic heritage, elaborate canal system and narrow houses with gabled facades. There are numerous bike paths and museums. Van Goghs museum is in Amsterdam. The Anne frank house is also located here. Theres also a cat museum. This place is truly beautiful. I want to go here because of all the museums and because of its scenery. I could paint and write in peace. I could also take pictures of its scenery. There many bridges in Amsterdam. There's 165 canals.Amsterdam is built on water. Buildings have to be built on long poles that get dug deep into the ground to prevent them from sinking. There's bikes everyone, almost everyone owns one. There's more bikes than there is people.Smoking tobacco is banned but smoking weed is not. They support LGBT, they opened the doors to same sex marriage in 2001. Amsterdam is one of the top 25 safest cities in the world. The warmest weather is from June to August, with temperatures between 21 - 26 degrees Celsius. There are rarely extreme temperatures. The air is relatively humid and fog is common in autumn and spring. There are stronger winds from October to March. Theres many more interesting things about this city and i hope to one day go here. 

"Kindness is the essence of greatness."
-Joseph B. Wirthlin 

If you're kind to others, you're already a great person. Being polite and having manners shows that you are an amazing person. Being respectful to others and to yourself is very important. This shows who you truly are as a person. Doing random acts of kindness also makes you a good person. I'm going to give you an example of kindness. My friend brandon went to the store a few weeks ago and he saw a lady with her daughter, they were selling flowers outside the store. The flowers were a dollar. The lady tells him that she is trying to raise money to buy her daughter a wig, she had been diagnosed with cancer. The wig costs about $250 and she couldn't afford it. Brandon gave the lady $320, they were so happy. The little girl started crying of joy but the mother didn't want to accept that much money from him. He finally convinced her to accept it. It's so easy to be kind and to give if you're not selfish. People get so happy when they receive the help they need or when someone randomly compliments them. Little things make people very happy and if you don't do this how do you expect people to do it to you? You actually should never expect anything in return but a smile. Maybe ask them to pay it forward but never pay it back to you. If you want something in return, you won't succeed in this aspect. You'll only succeed if you do it to be kind and a great person to others. 

"A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches."

- Proverbs 22:1

Your reputation is worth more than gold and all those expensive things. You might have all the money in the world but if you dont have a good reputation, everything will go down the drain. People tend to define you based on your reputation. If you have a bad reputation, you're a bad person. If you have a good reputation, you're a good person. Your reputation is very important. It takes years to build, maybe even a life time. But it only takes a few seconds/ minutes in destroy it. It is very hard to rebuild your reputation after you've destroyed it. It stays with you forever, people look at it all the time. If you destroy it, people dont look at you the same and you make yourself look pathetic. Your reputation is yours and only yours, only you have control over it. Choose the path you want to walk upon. Choose it wisely. 

"if your so-called friends urge you to do anything you know to be wrong, you be the one to make a stand for right, even if you stand alone. Have the moral courage to be a light for others to follow." 

-Thomas S. Monson 

If you know something is wrong, you shouldn't do it. You should never let someone make choices for you. You should never do something just because a large amount of people are doing it. You should never do something just to impress people. If they value you, they'll love you for who you are and you wont need to impress them. If you want to do something, do it for yourself not for others. If its what you truly want, go for it. If your friends try to persuade you to do something bad, they arent your friends at all. Real friends dont make you do things you dont like or that you are not comfortable with. Have the courage to say no even if it means the end of a friendship. Friends are usually temporary but your reputation is stuck with you forever. Be the only light bulb that lights up in the darkest of nights, the only one who recognizes whats right and whats wrong. Be the only light thatll help people see a path of goodness. Guide people through the dark as they try to find their way to this path. 

"You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible." 

-Ezra T. Benson 

If you do bad you will feel regret afterwards. You can try your very best to fake that you are okay with the action you committed but deep down you'll feel guilt and that is not okay. If you always choose the right, you ll never feel this way. If you were to cheat on the person you supposedly loved, you would feel horrible. You would do anything to hide this from him/her and make sure she/he  never finds out. But why cheat in the first place ? Why chose the wrong over right if it doesn't bring you anything good ? When you chose the wrong, all the that comes after it is repercussions. 

"Decisions Determine Destiny"

by Thomas S. Manson 

This quote is telling us that the decisions we make now will impact our future. Our future can be impacted in a good or bad way, its all up to us. An example of a negative impact in your future would be cheating your way through high school and college just to get your career in the medical field. You can kill people just because you weren't responsible enough to study and pass the tests (without cheating) that were required in order to know everything you need to know about your career in the medical field. You arent the only one that gets affect in this decision.