INTEGRITY...moral soundness; wholeness; completeness; entirety; the quality or state of being unimpaired......that is according to the Webster's Dictionary....
I used to think that INTEGRITY is simply doing the right thing even if nobody is watching...
But in the last few years of going back and forth to the homeland , mixing , interacting, observing their ways of dealings, I saw the truth about an openly corrupt society which I actually find very confronting and makes me feel very uneasy...I realized then that most of the people including most members of my family have no idea of what INTEGRITY is and what role it plays in order to attain a more dignified kind of life as humans...
I now think that in the case of a very open corrupt society, INTEGRITY is actually doing the right thing especially when everyone is watching..And this is a lot harder and very very difficult to attain because more likely, you'll find yourself alone in your convictions and it can be very lonely especially if you are surrounded with your very corrupt loved ones whom you long so much to spend time with..
For as long as INTEGRITY is not embraced by the majority, the fight to rid of corruption will remain a fight without hope of winning..INTEGRITY must be taught from primary school to university students. Because a person of INTEGRITY will never ever be corrupted no matter how many millions of dollars he/she is offered as bribe. A person of INTEGRITY wil not buy nor sell votes during the times of election. What good is it to achieve the highest education if they have no integrity?.. INTEGRITY is the right every human being must grab. It enriches the spirit of the whole of humanity.**hv**
I used to think that INTEGRITY is simply doing the right thing even if nobody is watching...
But in the last few years of going back and forth to the homeland , mixing , interacting, observing their ways of dealings, I saw the truth about an openly corrupt society which I actually find very confronting and makes me feel very uneasy...I realized then that most of the people including most members of my family have no idea of what INTEGRITY is and what role it plays in order to attain a more dignified kind of life as humans...
I now think that in the case of a very open corrupt society, INTEGRITY is actually doing the right thing especially when everyone is watching..And this is a lot harder and very very difficult to attain because more likely, you'll find yourself alone in your convictions and it can be very lonely especially if you are surrounded with your very corrupt loved ones whom you long so much to spend time with..
For as long as INTEGRITY is not embraced by the majority, the fight to rid of corruption will remain a fight without hope of winning..INTEGRITY must be taught from primary school to university students. Because a person of INTEGRITY will never ever be corrupted no matter how many millions of dollars he/she is offered as bribe. A person of INTEGRITY wil not buy nor sell votes during the times of election. What good is it to achieve the highest education if they have no integrity?.. INTEGRITY is the right every human being must grab. It enriches the spirit of the whole of humanity.**hv**
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My beloved guard dog Lad showed me INTEGRITY from the day we adopted and took him home from the dog pound on May 1991 until he was put to sleep on February 2005. I still miss him. Lad is simply the best.
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