Example is better than precept

This is an old proverb but is true forever. It advices those who think that the advice they give on any issue that comes up in their course of action. Before one tenders advice to others one should introspect oneself whether one follows them. If the preceptor does not follow the advice he imparts, then those advice will not impress others and also none will be impressed by him. When one is with the habit of smoking and ask the children not to smoke, it won’t have any impression on them. They may not smoke at that time out of fear but will surely make an experiment when a chance occurs. If father asks the boy or the girl to rise early and go for a walk but he himself rises very late, his advice will not impress the children. To make the precept work, the preceptor must prove it from his own life.