Virtus et Veritas

What if you were required at the age of 18 to have an indelible tattoo of three words or less engraved on the inside of your left lower arm, stating by what high purpose your life is to be measured?  But I may change my mind, you say.  Answer: You already know by what principle your soul yearns to live. What is required is truthfulness and courage. But, you say, some day I may regret my choice because it has proven too lofty, too idealistic, too difficult to achieve.  Answer: How else could it be if it is to last you a lifetime?

 

What if you were required at the age of 18 to have an indelible tattoo of three words or less engraved on the inside of your left lower arm, stating by what high purpose your life is to be measured?  But I may change my mind, you say.  Answer: You already know by what principle your soul yearns to live. What is required is truthfulness and courage. But, you say, some day I may regret my choice because it has proven too lofty, too idealistic, too difficult to achieve.  Answer: How else could it be if it is to last you a lifetime?