It's the one adjective that really sums up his life and his soul. John knew he was dying yet he was gracious and interesting and stubborn and funny until the end. Integrity. I'm beginning to think it's the most important thing to me in the people I love. The vital ingredient that binds me to new and old friends. Mark has it. Dave has it. I don't know that I have it, but I am going to work harder to ensure one day someone might catch a glimpse of it in me. |
Integrity is pretty high on my list, too. Integrity's a lot like privacy -- once you give it up/it's nearly impossible to get back. |
integrity in the common man (and woman, of course) is not a valued characteristic in this modern society. it will get you nowhere. I know, there will always be the fairy tale exception but, in general, it is a dead end. integrity will guarantee you a place in the working class. it will bind you to the classification of victim. it will prohibit you from ever getting to a level where you can interface with those who actually make policy. integrity will most likely close doors that would open themselves to more disingenuous and opportunistic types. at least that's my excuse. the truth is that integrity is a secondary, or maybe even tertiary characteristic. the most amoral, capitalist, fascist can have integrity. |
By that definition a facist could have integrity, I suppose. Actually one of my dearest friends is a Liberal Party supporter (Republican in your language), and even though I don't agree with most of what he believes, he still has spades of integrity. |
how's that for honesty? |
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I think I need sleep. |
Humped in on... Dove down on... |
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how's that for honesty?" 0.5/10 Honesty would be if you added an insult about my butt. Was I being self righteous? I don't know, I thought I was just musing on the qualities of a dead friend. |
my wife has the most integrity of anyone i know and unfortunately is has led her to some world of hurt. mostly professionally though. id like to take issue someone with american republican values using the adjective "liberal" to identify themselves. american republicans are the anti-liberals. Not just in socio-political issues either. |
And,sometimes thats the hardest thing to do. Stand by your convictions.It isn't important if they are right or wrong,whats important is your personal belief in them. I can give an example: My fathers wife is very religious.I cannot tell you all how much I admire her.She really lives her belief.I have never known her to say a mean thing about anyone.I have never heard her curse,['cept once when she let out an, "oh fudge!" which had us all rolling on the floor[in secret] she is just so sincere in her beliefs.and,if that isn't interesting enough,she is a Jehovahs Witness.I have always admired her strenght.and she's a nice person. |
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and thinking about greedy relatives (not mine). I would tell you more but it's not my story to tell. |
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Is JoE kEWl one of your greedy relatives. All he seems to be able to say today is "i want a big bag of money". He can have one only after I get one. I think I need it more. |