OLKETA KWESTIN WEA YOUNG PIPOL GAREM
Hao Nao Mi Savve Chusim Wanfala Gud Role Model?
“Taem mi feisim olketa problem lo skul, wat helpem mi nao for tingim samwan wea mi admirem wea go thru lo similar situation. Then mi trae for followim example blo hem. Taem mi garem role model olsem, datwan helpem mi for deal witim olketa hard situation.”—Haley, 21 years old.
Wanfala role model savve helpem iu for avoidim olketa problem and for archievim olketa goal blo iu. Important samting hem for chusim wanfala gud role model.
Why nao hem important for chus gud?
Olketa role model wea iu chusim bae influencim wat iu duim.
Bible encouragem olketa Christian for imitatim qualities blo olketa wea showim gud example. Hem sei: “Taem iufala ting raonem olketa gud samting wea kamaot from wanem olketa duim, followim faith blo olketa.”—Hebrews 13:7.
Tip: Olketa role model wea iu chusim bae influencim iu for gud or bad, so chusim olketa wea garem gud qualities, no chusim nomoa olketa wea popular or olketa wea sem age witim iu.
“Mi lanem staka samting from wanfala Christian brata wea nem blo Adam. Hem garem gud attitude and behavior. Mi still rememberim samfala specific tings wea hem talem and duim. Hem no realizim dat gudfala example blo hem garem bigfala impact lo mi.”—Colin, 21 years old.
Olketa role model wea iu chusim bae influencim hao iu ting and feel.
Bible sei: “No letem eniwan laea lo iu. Nogud association savve spoelem gudfala wei.”—1 Corinthians 15:33.
Tip: Chusim samwan wea garem gud qualities, no bikos lo appearance blo hem nomoa. Nogud nao bae iu mekem iuseleva disappointed.
“Taem iu comparem iuseleva witim popular pipol, hem mekem iu feel iusles and ugly. Hem savve mekem iu wari tumas abaotem appearance blo iu.”—Tamara, 21 years old.
Tingim diswan: If iu chusim famous pipol and olketa athlete olsem role model blo iu, hao nao datwan savve kos problem for iu?
Olketa role model wea iu chusim savve affectim whether bae iu achievim olketa goal blo iu.
Bible sei: “Man wea wakabaot witim olketa wea wise bae kamap wise.”—Proverbs 13:20.
Tip: Chusim olketa role model wea garem olketa gud qualities wea iu laek for garem. Taem iu observim olketa, maet iu lanem samfala specific step wea iu savve duim for kasem goal blo iu.
“Instead for just sei, ‘Mi laek for moa responsible,’ iu savve markem specific goal olsem, ‘Mi laek for moa responsible olsem Jane. Hem always on taem and ting serious lo olketa assignment blo hem.’”—Miriam, 24 years old.
Main point blo diswan: Taem iu chusim wanfala gud role model, iu chusim wat kaen person nao iu bae kamap lo future.
Hem moa isi for achievim olketa goal blo iu if iu followim samwan wea hem wanfala gud role model!
Hao for chus
Tufala difren wei hem stap for iu savve chusim wanfala role model.
Iu savve chusim wanfala quality wea iu laek for impruv lo hem and then faendem samwan wea iu admirem wea garem datfala quality.
Iu savve chusim samwan wea iu admirem and then chusim wanfala quality blo hem wea iu tu laek for garem.
Samfala role model wea iu savve chus from:
Olketa nara young wan. “Mi laek for olsem best fren blo mi. Hem evritaem willing for helpem narawan nomata hem busy. Hem younger than mi, bat mi lukim hem garem olketa beautiful qualities wea mi no garem, and datwan mekem mi laek for followim example blo hem.”—Miriam.
Olketa adult. Olketa hia maet hem parents blo iu or olketa wea iufala blo sem faith. “Parents blo mi nao role model blo mi. Tufala garem olketa beautiful quality. Mi lukim weakness blo tufala, bat mi lukim tu hao tufala gohed faithful. Taem mi kasem age blo tufala, mi hope bae olketa narawan talem sem samting abaotem mi tu.”—Annette, 26 years old.
Olketa Bible character. “Mi chusim from Bible samfala role model wea mi laek for followim olsem Timothy, Ruth, Job, Peter, and datfala smol Israelite gele, bikos each wan lo olketa garem difren quality wea mi laekem. Taem mi gohed for lane abaotem olketa Bible character hia, olketa kamap real lo mi. Mi barava enjoyim for studyim olketa story wea insaed lo buk Garem Sem Faith Olsem Olketa, and tu lo ‘Role Model Index’ wea stap lo tufala volume blo Questions Young People Ask—Answers That Work.”—Melinda, 22 years old.
Tip: No tingse iu shud chusim wanfala role model nomoa. Aposol Paul talem olketa Christian: “Lukluk gud lo olketa wea followim example wea mifala showim for iufala.”—Philippians 3:17.
Waswe, iu savve finis? Iu tu savve kamap role model for others! Bible sei: “Kamap wanfala gud example for olketa wea faithful lo toktok, lo wat iu duim, lo love, lo faith, and lo klinfala wei blo iu.”—1 Timothy 4:12.
“Iu savve continue for impruvim samfala qualities blo iu and lo semtaem helpem others tu for impruv. Iu no savve hu nao watchim iu, and iu no savve tu hao wat iu talem savve changem laef blo samwan.”—Kiana, 19 years old.