Seriously. It is lost.

Remember when someone's word was enough to bind them. A handshake.

Now, it is glazed eyes staring back at you. Rules that are put in place do not mean a thing if someone dislikes what you say.

Promises are fantasies espoused with deaf ears on the one's proclaiming them.

Integrity and its surrounding ideology are so lost in our world that we lie and twist words so often we have become accustom to it.

I made a promise to myself about 4 or so years ago to never tell a lie. It started as just an experiment to truly see how much I 'fibbed' and 'white-lied'. It was amazing. I found myself being disingenuous all the time. For my own pride (?). Among other things I suppose. But, to not make anyone think 'worse' of me or to not get in any 'trouble'. And, even to make sure my spouse or children wouldn't get angry with me. etc, etc.

Spend one week...no, spend one month not telling a lie, even a small one, and see what happens to yourself. Every time you tell one, even a small one, be AWARE of it and ask yourself why you had to lie, and if it was really worth it. And, WHY WAS IT WORTH IT?

I was finding out where all my faults lie, and I was on a pace to fix all those things, to be genuine, to show others who I am and not what I wanted them to see.

Then, about 2 years later, I find myself in a small corporate type environment. And, since I was wholly conscious of any 'lie' that came out of my mouth, I realize it was wholly necessary to lie in order to keep the job or do 'work'.

Integrity does NOT drive the system. The system thrives on disingenuity to prosper. It is inherent in our systems. Politicians, and business, commercial advertisements, loans, collections, elections, family stability and societal acceptance and keeping up with the Jones'.

Do it.

Make a week out of it.

Make a month out of it.

See how long your integrity lasts. Then, when you realize what I am saying is truth, don't point your damn finger at anyone. Instead, realize that we are all in this together, and start fixing it.

Start fixing it with yourself.
Thread: What Ever Happened to Integrity?