St. Ignatius created many principles and standards by which we Christians try to live by. The Church holds up St. Ignatius as an example for us to follow because of his lifestyle and his willingness to do everything for the greater glory of God. St. Ignatius had a very interesting life. He changed lifestyles in his early thirties. Ignatius was a wealthy young man. He was a messenger of the Velazquez family and made lots of money. With this money, Ignatius was well groomed. He wore nice clothes, had combed and cut hair, and had cut nails. With the money, Ignatius also started to gamble, drink, and try to impress girls. He would leave all this behind after his injury at the battle of Pamplona. When Ignatius was recovering, he read books on saints and their accomplishments. He admired St. Dominic and St. Francis of Assisi and wanted to become like them. He decided that the life he was living was not the one that God wanted him to live. He decided to live a life of prayer and peacefulness with God and Jesus This turning point was the thing that most impressed me about the life of St. Ignatius. Ignatius made many principles, such as, presume the best, men for others and Magis. I would like to imitate the principle of men for others, discernment, Magis, and presume the best. I like the principle of men for others because you try your best to help many other people in small ways, like a teacher explaining something better to a class if it is confusing or a student helping a hurt person carry their books.
             In the" presume the best" principle, you always think of positive ideas and thoughts of someone you never have met. Ignatius talked to begged for food from many people, but he always presumed the best of the person when they answered him on if they would give him food. I also would like to imitate the principle of Magis. Magis means "the more." Ignatius always gave more of himself when he gave whatever money he had to p...