INTEGRITY- A WAY OF LIFE
In ancient China, an emperor was growing old but did
not have a successor of his own. He decided to choose one of the other children
in the kingdom. He invited all parents to send their most capable child to the
palace. Thousands of children turned up and the emperor gave each of them a
single seed to look after. Eight months later, the child with the most
beautiful plant would ascend the throne. A little boy had tried everything to
grow the plant but his pot still remained empty. Eight months hence, he took
the barren pot to the palace. The king inspected all the plants and confessed
that he had given them burnt seeds which were not meant to grow at all. And as
the little boy was the only one who did not buy a plant instead of following
the King’s instructions exactly, the Emperor announced that the little child
was the only one with enough integrity to succeed the throne.
Integrity- this nine letter word massively affects
the personality of every human. Integrity is a very hard characteristic to keep
whole due to the verity of aspect that is needed to exploit it. The quality of
integrity is not a trait that we are born with, rather it is learned as we go
through life.
One needs to have integrity to build one’s
character. Many great people lived with their principles, but today people
are losing it for mere materialistic comforts. We all see people with two
different personalities.But isn’t this what integrity is really about-being true to yourself even when
others are not watching.
When our mind ponders around integrity, it is
pestered with astounding virtues that might even seem mythical in today’s
world. Mr. Clement Stone has rightly said,”Have the courage to say no. Have the
courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are
the magic keys to live your life with integrity.”
Maleeha Fatima
Vice President
11 A.
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