Sometimes, when people say that’s how the world works, in some contexts it is like saying integrity is not the way the world works.
There are lots of good and advantageous economics without integrity.
There are some great psychologies without integrity.
There are people with different causes ready to support anything, so long it suits their mission, regardless of how far it is from – basic – integrity.
There are people with plans, hopes and dreams without consideration for integrity when they get on.
Integrity is probably the leading unwanted immigrant in any country, or stranger in most communities.
Integrity, in many groups or places is treated like a threat, fought – with victory sought against it.
Happiness is reached – when it’s erased to an accommodating level.
Integrity seems hard because its value or profit cannot be measured or felt – as usual.
There are collective and individual purposes that make it hard to stick to integrity.
As dangerous as drops in the level of integrity is, it is hardly seen as a problem for the world.
There are priority problems on world’s headlines, or national headlines, not integrity.
It can be argued that – almost – more threatening than most crisis, integrity is global problem.
That propaganda that led to deaths, the conspiracy theory that many fell into, the squeeze for more profit regardless of workers health or the environment, the carefreeness in public safety and health care, the corruption, shortcuts, fraud, drug trade, human trafficking, infidelity, rape, power grab, evil, pretense, wickedness, and more – are directly or indirectly linked to lack of integrity.
There are people who often think of conspicuous problems without the inconspicuous ingredients.
Why isn’t the world working on – moral and acceptable – ways to make the world have more integrity, that at least if integrity isn’t available, it’s admitted that: no integrity here, or 20% integrity or less?
Atheism – that is and will always be a lost cause against the Christian Faith – should instead focus and fight against lack of integrity in the world. If it can find victory there, could then think Christianity.
The strangest of the weirdest story in this life is that the Creator came to die for the sins of His creation.
It will always be difficult to fully grasp.
Whenever there is no integrity, it should be known that the cost is off the pain of others, or of society and ultimately of JESUS, the Savior.
Genuine Christianity knows that holding on to anything too hard in this life isn’t wise.
Presence is temporal, no matter the longevity – possible with aging, generation or position.
Some of the cruelty seen around the world, with no compassion is also – a form of – lack of integrity.
Coming to Christ – the Sun of Righteousness, it is not just to try to always ensure integrity, but also love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, self-control.
[Matthew 5:37, But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.]
*** Written by Nneka Okumazie.
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