The Responsibility of Being a Role Model

[AndyB]

Originally Posted by Bongle

This is a bit silly. If the person was great when you didn't know they drank in their spare time, they should remain excellent when you do know that information. The opposite lesson to take home from this would be "it is possible to be a helpful, responsible, and inspiring member of the community while drinking every now and then". If you imagine that your mentors are perfect, you are almost certainly going to be let down at some point.

I totally agree with you. But I guess the context of the situation was a bit off. It wasn't the right time to be talking about it and it certainly didn't make him look professional. It kind of has to do with first impressions I guess. What I said may have been a bit harsh, but that wasn't really the point of the story.

I agree that nobody is perfect. I also think that "nobody is perfect" is not a great reason for throwing responsibility to the side. I wouldn't approve of two of my old high school teachers talking in the corner of a room full of students about the big party they had the previous night either.