Psychology: July 2009 Archives

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.