But glittering prizes and endless compromises shatter the illusion of integrity                   -Neil Peart/Rush

Yes, we all know the feeling of falling for the glittering prizes, and we all have made endless compromises.  But to do so for the sole sake of profit is is not to shatter the illusion of integrity, it is to show the true nature of our motivations.  The illusion is, then, that we had integrity in the first place.

To lie, to ourselves and others, about the integrity of our actions, is to compromise ourselves and those we lie to.  These are all ideas that we claim to share and believe in, but it is unfortunately a rarity to find those that live these ideas.

Talk is cheap, but morality is expensive and cannot be bought with a credit card or a smile.  We all make those compromises and sell a little of our integrity at times, but the secret is to acknowledge, buy back, and get on track again.

We have one life, and we have one chance.  Don’t let “glittering prizes and endless compromises” shatter the reality of integrity.