“ A promise must never be broken.”

By: Alexander Hamilton  

A promise should never be broken is something I truly believe in. I also believe that sometimes people make promises that they can not keep for one reason or the other. That is what I think is wrong. This, to me, is the main problem with promises. People can not tell the future so they don’t know if something is going to happen that will prevent them from actually completing their promise. That is why I try not to make promises I don’t know If I can keep. For example,  the VP of key club and that requires a plethora of my free time. I have to tell my board Whether or not i will be attending a meeting or event. This is a promise that I made when I accepted the nomination for my position. I agreed to the terms and made a promise. I promised to be committed and to inform my board if I can not attend an event, ahead of time. This is a promise that I have kept so far and am planning to for the rest of my term. I have had talks that let me know that people are counting on me and that is part of my side of the promise. I have to do my job and do it good because I have people who are depending on my job to do theirs. That is why I believe that I need to keep my promise just like everyone else. Hamilton is right to say that a promise should never be broken, because when you break it you look bad and no one will count on you for anything anymore.