A Heart Full Of Integrity Always Does The Right Thing

A heart full of integrity will always do the right thing – even when no one is watching. You don’t need an audience or praise for your good deeds. It is extremely important to have integrity in your heart. It is also a basic requirement for living in harmony with the guidelines of our conscience.

Some people say that integrity is a trait that is on the verge of extinction. That integrity is no longer very common in modern societies. And that there aren’t many people left in the workplace with a straightforward character and a flawless, noble soul. The most important thing is to stay with yourself. And not to worry about what kind of ideals the others have. Or to look for surfaces that throw our reflection back so that the muse kisses us.

In this life we ​​will meet geniuses who have not studied and ignoramuses who can hold a PhD. Don’t worry about this or that, just focus on someone’s integrity. Focus on their connection with your heart.

Confucius, the famous Chinese thinker, defined a person with integrity as a “superior being” .  He said that such people had great spiritual strength. They put their ideas into practice and then later preached to others what they had really accomplished themselves.

When we look at this picture, we can see more in it than a touch of universal justice. There is necessarily a connection to the inside of the person. Integrity requires the courage to form a unit of feelings and consistent actions.

We invite you to think about it with us.

Behaving with integrity: obligation, but also personal rights

It is enlightening to learn that “integer” means “whole” in Latin. Hence the concept of a unit that has not been injured or broken. Which has never lost its integrity. Aristotle, for example, defines “human behavior”   as “a quality and an inner breath” . This behavior is directly related to the intention to do the right thing. Without anyone having to watch.

So far we have already been able to show that there is a clear personal component in the definitions of integrity. We are sure that at some point you have had the unmistakable feeling that your integrity has been violated. And maybe that went so far that you did and said things that you didn’t mean or feel. We will gain a more detailed understanding through a few examples:

• More than once we may have felt, whether in terms of our upbringing or family ties, that our rights have been attacked: we have been forced to do things we do not want to do. To things we didn’t believe in.
• The same thing happens in couple relationships : Aspects like manipulation or emotional blackmail are like thorn hedges in which we become entangled and in which we lose parts of our integrity or wholeness. Until we finally react to it in the end.
• The dynamic that sometimes develops in the workplace is a clear example of how the integrity of workers there can be violated. They do work that they do not want to do or that is even prohibited. They feel exploited but cannot react to it for fear of losing their job. Undoubtedly, this is very common.

We all have an obligation and a right to be whole and with full integrity. Because our self-esteem is ultimately an agreement between actions and feelings, between desires and actions. When others upset this subtle balance, we can be hurt. Therefore, we should never forget that a heart full of integrity takes a great dose of courage.

Learning to Live with Integrity

We are often reminded of the fact that in life we ​​should always speak, think, and act honestly. But who determines what it is to have and not to have integrity? The answer to that is simple – your own conscience.

Live so that you come to your children’s minds when they think of honesty and integrity.

Your conscience is not just the image of a legal entity in a predetermined society. No one has internalized the list of human rights drawn up by the United Nations. In fact, we all have an internal compass that tells us what is right and what is wrong. And this compass works because of a finely tuned combination of various factors. This includes our upbringing and experiences, our personality, intuition and our value system. We should always listen to this totality.

We already know that there is a connection between a heart of integrity and self-worth. Let us keep in mind these specific aspects with which we can defend this particular quality:

• Behave every day in such a way that in the evening when you go to bed you don’t have to regret anything you said, did or did not say or did. Be consistent in every step you take and in everything you do.
• If there are certain personalities around you who lack ethical values ​​and spiritual integrity, don’t be discouraged. And don’t make you imitate them either. Be the light in the swamp of their fallow hearts. Set an example, but in a calm voice.
• Defend your integrity as if it were your life. Draw boundaries and erect walls for all those who want to get you to do or say things that you don’t believe in. Never allow yourself to be unable or unwilling to see yourself in the mirror.

Be the best example to your children because integrity cannot be learned from books. Integrity is learned through observation, it can be felt … and above all, it has to be defended.