"Honesty Is The Best Image"
Tom Wilson
From MountainWings:
Last Friday I stopped by a convenience store for a Mountain Dewand a Little Debbie zebra cake.The check-out person tried to scan the items, but they wouldn't scan so she manually entered the prices. I noticed that she only charged me 25 cents for the cake when it was 50 cents forthe larger size. For a second I thought, "It's only a quarter; what's the big deal?" But I couldn't do that, so I pointed out that she undercharged me.She looked shocked that I spoke up; I guess because the error was to the store's disadvantage. She smiled and said, "Thank you for being honest." I walked out feeling a little lighter.When I got outside, a man approached me and stopped me. He said that he had had a bad day and felt that the world was full of bad and dishonest people. But he was behind me in line and heard me correct the lady and that because of my actions he knew that there were honest people in this world. He blessed me and walked to his car. Now 25 cents is not much, it will no longer even buy a phone call; but last Friday, 25 cents bought something that was priceless.
A small act of honesty is such a fulfilling emotion. To know you say what is true. It makes life so much easier. Mark Twain said, “Tell the truth that way you will never have to remember what you said.” You never know who is going through what and what stage of life they are at so live by your consciousness that way you can be an inspiration to others…at the same time feel good about yourself. When you wake in the morning you have two choices. You have the power to either lift people up or break people down. You decide and it is in your own power to. Live honorably and honestly and you will be rewarded with a quality of life that is unmatched.
