What is integrity?

What is integrity?     14/6/2013

The word “integrity “ based on the definition in the dictionary means “strength and firmness of character, principles; honesty that can be trusted; state of wholeness and completeness”.  It is an intangible asset.  If a person wants to acquire this virtue.  That means he has to practise to acquire it.  It is about what you have done to show this quality.  It is the action that speaks whether you have this quality or not.  In other words, it is to “walk your talk”.  That means your action matches your talk.  Your action and talk are in accord.  That’s it.

           It is through practice to acquire the integrity quality.  It is like a language to be acquired when you practise it.  Each time when you practise the value, you acquire the amount.

Of course, first, we must know What it is.  Then you must be Convinced of its value and Why you must live up to this value in life.  If you don’t care much about the value of integrity, you can’t expect respect from others.  As we know “Respect is earned, not bought with a lot of food, money and gifts.”

        If you don’t care much about the value of integrity, you don’t expect people to take you seriously.  What you speak, people treat you like a dog “pow-bowing and howling”. 

        If you don’t care much about the value of integrity and yet you are so obsessive with the value and even signs the integrity pledge every now and then to assure others you care, you are digging your own grave and showcase of your weaknesses, grotesque and badness even more. 

        Practising the value of integrity as many people agree is a habit to acquire since small.  It can be frustrating and exasperating to see the abusive, autocratic, corrupt, depotistic, nepotistic, crowned political clowns without integrity at all to blare and declare so much before you.