Five Birds in a Tree F ive birds are sitting in a tree. Three decide to fly south. The answer is five. You see, deciding to do something is not the same as doing it. Good thoughts are not the same as good deeds.
Character is ethics in action.
It's revealed not by what we say or think, but by what we do. Yet for many of us there's a gap between wanting to be good and being good. And the gap is filled with good intentions. I've thought of writing. Unfortunately, only a sad few of my good sentiments ever make it to paper.