History is littered with examples of men who would become gods, but only one example of God becoming Man.
What the individual can do is to give a fine example, and to have the courage to uphold ethical values .. in a society of cynics.
The only rational way of educating is to be an example. If one can't help it, a warning example.
Setting an example is not the main means of influencing others; it is the only means
Setting an example is not the main means of influencing another, it is the only means.