In-teg-ri-ty: adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character, honesty
I will readily admit that in my younger years honesty was not my strong point. I told too many lies in my youth, mainly to try to get out of trouble like a lot of kids do, but its not right just the same. Over the years, I have found out that telling the truth is the best way to do things. In the end telling the truth saves a lot of heartache and trouble.
As for moral, I think that is an ever evolving thing and I know my morals are a lot better and different then in my past.
Why am I writing this? Well, I have admitted here that I am a huge fan of the Big Brother show. I can honestly say after this season I won't be as big of a fan as I was but it still interests me.
One of the house guests, Shelly, came on the show claiming that she was going to play with dignity and wanted to be a good role model to her daughter. So, in the beginning I was a fan of hers. I had hoped to see someone win in a "clean" way. To me, a little bit of lying and trying to cause friction between other house guests is understandable as long as its kept to a minimum and done with purpose.
Shelly, who is 41, has done just about every low down thing in the house that I can think of but has strongly denied any wrong doing. Her lowest point, in my opinion, was stealing another house guest's stuffed animal. Which was more than wrong considering that Shelly herself brought her daughter's stuffed dog into the house with her. If someone had done the same thing to her. she would have made such a stink until she got the dog back that she would have been impossible to live with.
I might have been OK with her totally backstabbing my favorite player, Jeff, if she had not stolen someone else's personal item and lied to and about everyone else in the house.
But that is not what got me the most upset in the past weeks of following BB. Shelly's actions in the house have ignited a firestorm of reactions from the millions of BB fans. And a good number of the reactions have been, in my opinion, to far out there in both the negative and positive reactions.
For some reason that I can't fathom, some fans have apparently issued physical threats against Shelly's family. I abhor a lot of what she has done but threatening her family makes no sense to me at all. I guess it just says that there are waaay too many loony people out there.
But I don't get the other side of things either. Many others have said that Shelly's actions are OK because it's all just part of playing the game.
I don't care that there is a half a million dollars on the line; there are certain things that should never be done in life. Giving your word that you will have someone's back and then turning on them, is very wrong, In a lot of ways your word is all you have and if that is no good, what kind of person are you?
No matter what you never, ever steal someone else's personal property. That is wrong on every level for whatever the reason may be.
And finally, never, ever, ever claim your going to act with integrity, honor and to be a good example for kids and turn around and do the complete opposite.
I do not care what the situation is. I don't care that your doing something that may help your family out financially. I don't care how stressful the situation is.
You should always be true to yourself and be dignified and with honor. Because no game, no amount of money and no amount of fame is worth being a dishonorable person.
If you can't stay true to yourself, how are other's supposed to love and trust in you?
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