Integrity is the quality of possessing and steadfastly adhering to high moral principles or professional standards.
My Friends, Building a strong character requires having integrity. You MUST integrate; become consistent in your values, thoughts and actions. Margaret Mead stated 'what people say, what people do, and what people say they do, are entirely different things’. Amazingly, there are some who actually promote this inconsistency.
Let us understand that there is a big difference between Impression and Integrity. Impressions are like shadows they disappear when a strong enough light is shone on them. Integrity is the genuine article; the more you shine the light on it, the more of its details you can see. Integrity shows that you truly are who you appear to be.
People of integrity always stand out. Author Pat Williams tells of Mahatma Gandhi's trip to England to speak before Parliament. The British government had opposed India's independence and as a result Gandhi had often been threatened, arrested and jailed. Gandhi spoke eloquently and passionately for two hours, after which the packed hall gave him a Standing Ovation. Afterward, a reporter asked Gandhi Assistant how the statesman had been able to deliver such a speech without notes. 'You don't understand Gandhi', he responded. 'What he thinks is what he feels. What he feels is what he says. What he says is what he does. What Gandhi feels, thinks, says and does, is all the same. So he doesn't need notes'. Now that’s what I call INTEGRITY!!!
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