Lessons From The Godfather
Happiness Lessons From the Godfather
The Godfather movie trilogy illustrates many valuable Business and Leadership lessons.
It also illustrates some very important Happiness Habits, most importantly, the Dangers of Departing from Goodness.
In the beginning of Part I, young Michael Corleone is happy, idealistic and moral. He comes home as a WWII war hero. He wants to stay clean and clear of the family “business.”
He was happy and clean until his father’s life and “business” was threatened. He changed and killed two people.
As the trilogy continues, Michael is drawn deeper and deeper into violence, criminal dominance, alienation from goodness and from his family.
When the Godfather Part III ends, Michael is alone. He has it all financially, but nothing spiritually or emotionally. He has lost his family, his loved ones and himself. He is empty and desolate.
He has supreme success in a life of crime. With luck, a rival will kill him and end his misery. What else does he have left to live for?
Don’t Depart From Goodness - Make Goodness A Guiding Goal.
Always Try To Do Your Best, Be Your Best, Follow The Best Path You Know.
No matter how things turn out, you know you did your best and could have done no more. Your conscience will always be clear. This is central to happines and spiritual success.
Copyright 2007, Michele Moore. All Rights Reserved. Contact us for Reprints. For more Happiness Habits see http://HappinessHabit.com Comment on our postings below.