There are a lot of different things in life that come and go. Things that you acquire and or come by in different ways. You then sell, give or lose these things without much thought and care. Sometimes things are taken or forced out of your life and there’s nothing that you can do about it no matter how hard you try. The same goes with the people you come across or the friends and family you grow up with or meet in life. There is only one thing in said life that can never be taken away; and there is only one person that has control over giving this away, and it’s you. Something that special and rare; especially now a days, is the only thing that anyone can hold on to and call their own. If you haven’t guessed it by now, that one thing is your honor.
Your good name is the only thing that you have to ruin on your own. No one else can make the choices that lead to throwing it all away except you. Sure, people can pressure you into doing things and try to force you into making the worst decisions of your life; but its all on you when it comes right down to it. In the end, we have to decide who we want to be and how we want to live.
Integrity is paramount in the world we live in. A deal sealed with a handshake should be gold to whomever it’s between. When I say something, then that’s something that you can take to the bank. My word is my bond and I will do everything in my control to keep it. We give and gain trust based of the actions of others and ourselves. Trust has to be built over time but can be lost in a blink of an eye. Like a fine wine, it only gets better with age. You see, the longer that we are able to trust someone means the longer they have not done anything to betray it.
If you do make those horrible choices that lead to that dreadful mistake of you giving away that honor, then strap in and get ready for a bumpy ride. Once you go over to the dark side and betray the trust of someone or can’t even gain that trust in the first place; time to start rebuilding and change the way you’re living. Over time, trust can be built or rebuilt but its never going to be the same. People can forgive a lot but nobody can ever completely forget it all. Its like gluing together a broken vase. It may hold water when your done but there will always be that aesthetic reminder that its just pieces held together and something thats no longer whole. Why even put yourself in that situation? Hold on to the important things in life. Especially the things that hold so much weight with who who you are as a person and can never really completely get back once gone!