A Promise

“A promise must never be broken.”- Alexander Hamilton

What this quote means is that you should always keep your promises when you say them because if you don’t there can be consequences. It’s important to keep your promises because it can build up your character meaning that people will be able to count on you and trust you. An example of this quote would be that your best friend tells you a secret she never shared before and she tells you “promise that you will never say anything” and you agree.  But the next day you tell everyone so now they are making fun of her and she’s crying. But when you try to talk to her she doesn’t want to see you or be around you anymore. You already made a bad decision because you broke your promise about not saying anything. Another example would be that you are starting a new job and they want you in at 9:00 am and you promise that you will be there. But the next day when you wake up it's already 9:30. This means that you’re already late and the promise is already broken. You should have checked your alarm before you went to sleep. Keeping promises may be hard to do but if you break the they can lead you to lose things like, your friends, jobs, trust and many more.