Integrity

What is integrity? To me, integrity is being honest and and truthful in whatever you do. It is also to be straightforward and not cheating. I personally feel that integrity is a very important core value that everyone should have and uphold.

Integrity also determines one's character. A person who has integrity also has an unblemished character in every area of his or her life. Integrity plays a fundamental role in building and shaping one's character. And one of the best ways to develop your character is by consistently being honest and truthful in all that you do.

Having integrity is also beneficial. If you speak the truth all the time, and be honest in whatever you do, people will naturally believe in and trust you. In contrary, if you are dishonest, lie and cheat all the time, you will find that people have a negative impression of you and will not entrust you with anything. You will also find that you will lose all your friends as they do not trust you. Also, if you are hiding things all the time, you will also find your conscience bugging you. It is not a nice feeling to hide things from other people. You will not feel at ease in front of the people you are blanketing the truth from and be in fear all the time, afraid of blowing your cover. If you do not hide anything, you have a clear conscience and feel proud about it.

For example, it is easy to make promises but often very hard to keep them. But every time you keep a promise that you have made, it is an act of integrity, which in turn strengthens your character. As you act with integrity in everything you do, you will find that your life will be more enjoyable and vibrant. You will become an outstanding person as well as a success in everything you do.

I believe that to be honest with others, you must first be honest with yourself. You have to be true to yourself. You have to be true to the very best that is in you. Only a person who is consistently living a life with the highest values and virtues is a person truly living a life of integrity. If you are always honest and true to yourself you cannot be false to anyone else.

Though it may be hard to uphold integrity, but as long as you perservere, you will find that integrity is a very easy moral to adhere to - it becomes something like a habit. So be honest, act with integrity, and you will find that your life will become better, and the world will be a better place for you.