Integrity is the practice of being honest, truthful and showing a consistent and uncompromising adherence to strong moral and ethical principles and values.
Integrity empowers the human being:
● Integrity helps us in choosing the right course of conduct, acting consistently with the choice, even when it is inconvenient or unprofitable to do so.
● People with integrity do not become slave of desires, rather they take actions objectively and ethically.
● With integrity comes various other virtues such as fortitude, uprightness, fearlessness to stand for the right cause.
● A person with integrity stands against injustice, discrimination & violation of rights.
● They not only empower themselves but also empower the people around them by creating a just environment and rejecting wrongdoings.
Some Examples of integrity and empowerment:
● Gandhi Ji’s integrity is visible throughout his recorded action, philosophies and writings.
● He was not only in full control of his own life, but also empowered vulnerable sections of the society such farmers, laborers, and women, etc.
● Swami Vivekanand is also another eminent personality who has with his strong conviction and integrity inspired the world.
● Public servants like TN Seshan and Ashok Khemka have time and again proved that integrity of person makes them one person army against the battalions of evil.
An empowered person is not slave of anyone. Integrity breaks the chains of slavery in which we are enslaved by desires, changing personal interests and fear of reprimand. Therefore, it is rightly said that integrity empowers us.