"Even if everyone is doing it, wrong is never right."
-Russell M. Nelson
What this quote is trying to say is that you can't follow everyone that is doing the wrong things because it is not right. If you follow the people who choose the wrong then you are more determined on fitting in then being yourself. When you are being yourself you are making the choices that benefit you and benefit you in the correct way. When you try to follow other people such as a group of popular kids start smoking and you follow them just to fit in then you are choosing to not be yourself and suffer the consequences. The consequences could be going to jail for smoking as a minor or losing your freedom, not being able to hang out with your friends and losing the trust of those you loved most, etc. If you decided to go the other way and turn your back to the popular kids when they began smoking you could have avoided all the consequences. Another example of this is cheating. So many people cheat and don't say anything because they know they will suffer the consequences. If you see a cheater it is right to speak up. If you are failing a class and you decide to cheat don't you feel the guilt hitting you on the inside? Doesn't it add more weight to you? You shouldn't cheat and if you do it is better to tell the teacher you did. You will still suffer the consequences but not as hard as if you never told them. Every small action you do can impact you in such a big way. Make the right choices and choose the right people. It takes courage to stand alone especially when you know you are the doing the right thing.
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