What is a promise? Roughly defined, promise is a declaration assuring that one will or will not do something. Promise can make you and it can also destroy you. People good at keeping their promises are trusted. In contrast, people who have trouble keeping promises are frowned upon and disliked. Why? Maybe it is because people often act upon others action. When people say: "I promise" and do it, others know that such people are trustworthy. In many business transactions, one party performs a service to the other in anticipation that the recipient of the service will pay back within a certain time limit. This is nothing but common sense that successful people put such a high priority on good credit. Contract and agreement are written forms of promise, and in certain situation verbal promise has the bonding effect of law. In either form of promises, people are supposed to honor rather than breach them.

In the story "Cry Wolf", the young boy was attacked by the wolf when no one came to his rescue. What we learn is that you cannot trick people into action just for fun or your own benefit. Otherwise, you are doing a disservice to yourself and lose trust due to disappointment caused. Many people think that the successful career of Andy Liu as a movie star, popular singer, and winner of numerous awards is attributed to a number of his qualities, among which an important one is that he is very good at keeping his promises to himself, his fans, and family. So when we promise ourselves something, or promise other people something, please do the best to honor it. People wouldn't be as disappointed when you fail after trying as they would when you don't make any effort at all.
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