The Principle of Obedience

The principle of obedience discusses the importance and benefits of being obedient.

The most basic thing God, life and the society requires of us is obedience. So what is obedience?

According to Wiki Answers:

To be obedient is to obey orders that have been given to you. Being obedient means you have to carry out tasks and orders without a choice, you must do it.

Obedience is doing what you are told to do by someone in a position of authority.

The importance of obedience:

1. Your willingness to obey determines how much you will know and understand.

2. Obedience is necessary and crucially important part of your life.

3. Obedience brings you success in life. An obedient child learns a lot from his or her parents, teachers and the society, giving him or her a head start in life.

4. Obedience earns you love and care from your parents, teachers, bosses and the society in general.

5. Obedience opens doors for the obedient.

6. Obedience earns you favors from influential people in society.

Benefits of obedience:

1. Obedience helps you to attain success in life because it helps bring important values such as respect, discipline, modesty and contentment into your life.

2. It earns you respect from those around you and the society in general

3. It helps you become grateful and thus useful in society

4. Obedience helps you become stronger because it teaches you to engage in socially acceptable ways when dealing with challenges.

The principle of obedience dictates that while obedience is a good thing, it is wrong to obey blindly, you must stand up for your self, speak your mind because you know right from wrong.