Encounters with insurance companies over warranty work and dealing with the various contractors that have been trying to fix our air conditioning system (fixing a problem that "they say" doesn't exist) has started me thinking about the Quaker testimony of integrity and truth telling. In efforts to save money and time it seems that taking care of business is just not expected or in demand. Are we learning to settle for what is good enough when we know it isn't. Don't we have a responsibility to commit 100% to whatever we are doing, whether it's fixing an air conditioner, coaching a baseball team, or serving & loving God?
Friends concern for integrity is more than honesty and truthfulness, it is a fundamental belief to "let your life preach", to be authentic and real so that others may come to know what one's beliefs and commitments are by the way life is lived. How do we go about integrating these values into our lives? Do we seek to be truthful, honest, and authentic in word and deed, even when compromise might be easier and more popular? How can we strive to maintain the integrity of our inward and outward lives?
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A lot to think about here, can't just make a quick comment, but integrity and honesty are things we have learned to just be and do and live. You expect the same from ohers. It never even dawns on me to expect someone else to be less than honest with me. You only find out afterwards that not everyone lives life in a straightforward sincere way the way you expect.
ReplyDeleteIf a person has integrity, it would follow there is harmony in that person's being. That person's life would be a simple and powerful message.
ReplyDeleteIntegrity lives in fraternal communion with neighbors and friends, enabling peace and trust to flourish. A community like that would speak some wonderful things to those all around.