Forever precepts:

Early on in my practice i tried to have every reason to excuse myself from temporarily not keeping precepts.

I would always had good excuses why in certain situation i need not to keep all my precepts.

Of course my practice suffered.
Of course People had no respect for me.
Of course no one listened to me.

No one knows but i knew, i had not kept precepts and i was having too many excuses, using too much
rationalization, intellectualization, etc., as ego defenses for tose excuses not to keep precepts.
The keeping of precepts for the house holders and the keeping of Vinaya for the monks are the same;
They have to be observed ALL THE TIMES with no excuse.

Your life will improve if you stop using excuses.
I have no respect for people who use excuses.
You will have no respect for me too if i have too many excuses.

Palms together
Deep bows
Des/boo-ngoh