People have prices. It is the point where they are willing to trade in their beliefs for something else. That something else is usually in the form of money, power, or recognition.
To become acquainted with a man's price is to know to what extent he is to be trusted. Integrity, I fear, has become diluted to mean someone with a very high price. But that is virtual integrity. And virtual means, "not actually". To approach integrity is not sufficient. There is no rounding up in this case. Integrity cannot be diluted and remain integrity, it simply becomes a very weak form of dishonesty.
Integrity means being a man without a price. It means that there is no persuasion, bribe, temptation, desire, will, or lust that is stronger. It is the impregnable citadel that holds what is right and true. I know men of integrity, men who have no price.
To be a man without a price is to be powerful.
No comments:
Post a Comment