Warriors sought after glory, to be honored of men for their good works in keeping the people/village/town/city/culture free. Good men and women have received glory and honor for making positive changes in society. Glorious changes like Thomas Edison, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Joseph Smith Jr., Mohandas Karamachand Gandhi, Elenore Roosevelt, Susan B. Anthony, and tons more.
Looking back over our history as human beings, there are tons of people who wanted to see something become better, and they actually did something about it. So how do we as every day Joe's and Jane's make changes that are positive, and will affect tons of people down the road? We do something to change our life. That's right. If I want to do something awesome, but want to do it because I feel that it is right. But how does a no-one like me do something big? I start by changing myself. I start getting smarter and learning street smarts, politic smarts, education smarts, learning what's good for the environment, how to keep my kids healthy/active/smart/safe. I learn about spiritual things too.
Life is like a huge scale. You have to balance work, family life, trials, happy times, health, sickness, worldliness and spirituality. Okay, so there are tons of different religions, faiths, beliefs out there, what do you do? Where do you go? What should you look at? Its up to you! What religion, faith, belief will support you in your toughest time? What will teach you truth and light and dis spell the darkness and lack of spiritual peace? I known what I believe to be true. And I am happy with the religion I am enveloped in. I am happy, I am growing, I am learning, I am feeding my Spirit and my mind by attending the church that I do, and by following the Commandments that I follow. I get to use my agency, my free agency to choose to do good or choose to do evil. I know the difference between the two, and know that when I try to do good I am more happy then if I do any of the following five things: 1. choose to do evil, 2. don't do anything, 3. let my natural or carnal self over take my spiritual guidance, 4. have someone else force me to choose how I live my life, 5. have someone else tell me what I can or can't do, taking away my agency.
By living my life, and trying everyday to do better than I did before, and to keep repenting of my mistakes, transgressions, and sins, by forgiving others and forgiving myself and asking to be forgiven, and by allowing God to help me, I come to realize that I don't need to chase fame and honor of the world. I am more happy to please my God, and live a good happy life. And in-so-doing I'm glorifying my Lord!
