I am reminded of my mother’s advice when i was young:

“Every lie that you utter will necessitate atleast 9 more to cover it up!”

My mom!

Essentially, once the boulder of wrong deeds starts rolling, it becomes very difficult to stop it. Life would never be the same again. An Orthodox, God-loving and Value-based upbringing has certainly set my moral compass right. I realise that it is upto me to follow the needle irrespective of the storms!

I agree that it definitely becomes very difficult when you see the undeserving get ahead by adopting unfair means. One is certainly tempted to follow suit. One question that i ask myself whenever i am confronted with such a scenario is:

“How does it matter? What is to be lost and what is to be gained?”

A hard day’s work doing what you love, commensurate pay, happiness in the home and a good night’s rest are the variables that my life equation is made of. If any of them is threatened or is disproportionate then i am certainly not going to like the consequences. That’s where my moral compass kicks in to ensure that the fundamentals are never disturbed. The world will seem unfair, but do know that nature has its own way of balancing things.

My passion, integrity and skills will take me much farther than unethical behaviour, dishonesty and sycophancy ever will!

The loss of money and riches can be made good, but the loss of character can never be replaced.

Be good. Do better. Become great!