July 2009 Archives

Handling money is inherently risky business. To even have money on one's person with other's knowing it, is a risk, in and of itself. Money is a transmitter of germs and viruses, unless its new coming out of the vault of a bank. Keeping money under a mattress or cookie jar, except in small amounts, is terribly risky. Failing to earn interest on money reduces your money's purchase power in times of inflation. But, these aren't the risks I am talking about here. All investments of money carry a risk. That is the risk discussed here.

Integrity is an extremely difficult state to achieve. Money can't buy it, influence can't pedal it, and we are all born without it. We hear the word bantered about a lot, especially in political circles. But, few people today, know what the word means when applied to a person. Often the word is used to describe someone we like. But, liking someone is not the definition of integrity. It is wise to understand what this concept is; and wiser still to seek its achievement in oneself.

This is a maxim in the carpentry industry that has been around a very long time, and for good reason. Carpenters would not long keep their jobs by wasting materials and money resulting from an error in measuring, and transferring those measurements to the material to be cut. Thus, the wise rule: take the time to measure and mark, and then do it again, to make double sure. It is a rule we will all benefit from in making decisions in our daily lives.