Can we be a person of integrity?

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2 years ago

It happens too often that we do not learn to live in community. This does not mean that we should live inside our neighbors' houses, no, not at all. The way to live harmoniously is not to be a nuisance to others, not to be rude to others, no one has the secret formula for the best coexistence but being considerate enough not to bother others in the same way we don't want to be bothered is one way to start.

It happens that most of us don't put ourselves in other people's shoes and like to listen to our favorite music at whatever volume we want and late at night, or just without knowing if we have sick people at home and the music is a scandal.

Nor do we collaborate with maintaining order, cleanliness, cooperation in the community. I do not know why it is so hard to put ourselves in the place of others, why we like to be aggressors of the lives of others.

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When we go to a place where there are people in line to get in, we arrive late but we put ourselves in front of them, our time is more valuable than that of others.

And the worst thing is that we consider that we are more resourceful than others because I arrived last and passed everyone else and now, I am already shopping first. I did my shopping, paid for my groceries, and I was chatting with someone on the way. What was the priority I had?

It's not that our time is busier than everyone else's it's that we want to prove to everyone that we are smarter and more resourceful by riding roughshod over everyone else's rights.

If we fall into such procedures someone else will do it next time too, because they can do it too and this way of being so disrespectful ends up being a habit in the community.

In front of many we look like inconsiderate and disrespectful people and in front of others we are really ingenious for being clever and doing our will without respecting the rules.

It saddens me to see how in a community we praise those who do all kinds of disrespect to the neighbors and no one can make them aware of how bad they do. When we learn to do good without being corrected, to respect others without the need to be seen in public doing the right thing, then we will be growing as people and as a community.

In these days I read how in a city in a country of the world some people have some artisan food stalls and place their handicrafts on tables in the mornings, on the side of the road and after placing them with their respective prices they leave them there and, in the afternoon, they pass by collecting their tables and the money that people have paid for the products they have taken.

Do you think that in your country or in your city you can do this and trust the buyers? In my country this is not possible.

In another country I read how people take a tikec to park and pay for the time they will be there, nobody attends them. They just pass by, take the tikec and pay and then at the end of their hours they leave without disturbing or exceeding their time.

I could not do this in my country either. We will always try to leave without paying, as long as in our mind we are not honest we will never find honest possibilities of how to be a good citizen who does not disturb the neighbor, who does not disturb others and who is considerate of the rules.

Being honest is a matter of ourselves, cultivating our affections and rejecting defects is a matter of making us better people for ourselves, regardless of others.

What do you think about it, wouldn't you like to live in cities like this, where you trust each other?

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I am @gertu13 from Venezuela to the world.

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2 years ago

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Anyone would love to live in such cities but being honest for some people ia so hard and even laws can not bring change in some peoples mind.

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2 years ago

People should change because they want to, not because of laws. To try to live better with themselves.

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2 years ago

Some people are very smart in getting their things done cleverly. While there are honest peoples who like to abide by the rules they follow, silently. They are the ones who go unnoticed.

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2 years ago

To do things well we don't need the approval of others, we need to feel good about what we do.

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2 years ago

When one is in an environ where there is trust then peace and coexistence is bound to happen but seldom see that these days. Nice article

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2 years ago

If at present it is difficult for us to get along with respect with the community.

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2 years ago

I had before when I was working in taiwan and I ride the bus and all you need to do is insert your fare so its up to you if you will pay more or less than the fare, and I think its my first time to ride that bus and I dont know how much, so I just insert my fare and I think its more than my destination fare, coz I think its the best than paying less than my destination fare

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2 years ago

There is a similar payment system in a city I don't remember. There they use that from time to time someone passes by checking who paid and who didn't and they fine the person who doesn't pay. People are forced to pay every time.

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2 years ago

There is a particular area in my country named Ilocos which has a famous store because there is no counter or any personnel. You buy, you pay there with honesty.

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2 years ago

Good to know.

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2 years ago

We need to understand other's integrity as well. We can't sacrifice others self esteem just for our pleasure. I trust the buyer in some terms and conditions.

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2 years ago

We need to trust but that means nothing in relation to integrity.

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2 years ago

Our greedy human nature prevails. And it's disgusting that we are proud of the cleverness that we establish rather than cultivating integrity. Nowadays, people with integrity are branded as a martyr and they are doomed.

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2 years ago

Today, everyone is distrusted. When I go to the supermarket I like to stop and read the prices and quantities of the products. When I realize there is someone behind me as if watching my actions. They must think I am a thieving lady. I can't do anything about it because I like to check the prices and grams of the products I buy.

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2 years ago