Persist Through Self-Discipline
Loya /LOY-uh/ Loyalty: Reliability and Faithfulness
- Never talk behind anyone’s back.
- Be fiercely loyal to self, family, friends, colleagues, and employer.
- Your loyalty to your word determines who you are. Your word is worth more than any gain achieved.
- Develops constancy and reliability
- Demonstrates fidelity and dependability
- Shows faithfulness and devotion
- Proves steadfastness and allegiance
Recommended Path:
2
- Listen to Loya the Elephant.
- Record your thoughts and impressions.
- Read through the elephant facts.
- After reading the animal facts and listening to the song, how could you liken the elephant to loyalty?
- How would you explain loyalty?
- Is there good loyalty and bad loyalty?
- What is the difference?
- How can you know the difference?
- Find stories in your core books of individuals that showed loyalty. Consider the “How to Use Loya” section below for examples to look for in your core books.
4
2. With their large ears, elephants can hear another elephant’s call up to 8 km (5 miles) away.
3. Elephants are highly intelligent animals with brains that can weigh up to 5 kg (11 lbs). Their memories can span many years. They also have demonstrated signs of joy, anger, grief, compassion, and play.
4. There have been many instances of elephants holding vigil over the bodies of relatives who had died, and sometimes have ‘buried’ their remains by covering them with branches, leaves, and grass.
5. The oldest and largest female leads the herd. Male elephants usually leave the herd between the ages of 12-15 and live solitary lives or sometimes temporarily with other males.
6. Elephants are attentive to the needs of all that are in the herd and will do what they can to take care of those who are weak, injured, or in danger.
7. What else can you learn about elephants?
