According to the dictionary, an advocate is "a powerful and influential person who defends or maintains a cause or proposal on our behalf." Someone working for us and on our behalf can be very beneficial when we are in some kind of difficulty or trouble. Someone working for us and on our behalf in life with integrity has value beyond description. In other words, a strong human advocate can save us from dire situations in which we might find ourselves.

Let's take the case of a man, let's call him John, who was accused of murder. He was arrested and went to trial. Having a strong lawyer who has integrity and who can defend John was a matter of life and death. Instead, John had a lawyer who met with him only once and who never asked John how he wanted to plea. In addition, the week before th…