Power of integrity
There
is power in integrity. I could never put my finger on how. How could a term or
description of character have power? My Son said he was curious and confused
about a parenting article. The article stated that discipline is lacking in
kids. I wonder if there is a connection between parental discipline and integrity?
The family unit can be powerful. The
bond between siblings is real. Separated twins seem to be similar and even lead
similar lives. How we are raised is so important. I believe that. However,
there is something we gain at birth that can’t be quantified. Discipline defines
and molds that something into the form called integrity. Each of us are driven
by something. We need power to fuel us. The power of integrity.
On and on I could go on talking
about integrity. My point is serious. Integrity drives us. How we live our
lives is driven by the choices we make. If
our parents taught is to respect people, then usually we will still respect
people when were older. If were encouraged to be honest then honesty will
follow us through life. How impressive it is to meet people of integrity. It’s
uplifting and inspiring to know the one you’re with will always have your back.
That’s powerful!
What does God have to say about integrity?
Proverbs 22:6 says “Train up a child in
the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” That’s
it in a nut shell. God knew that training our children to respect others and
respect life is a powerful thing. Great heroes become heroes because of the extraordinary
things they do. Often they sacrifice themselves for others. They live their lives
striving to make this world a better place. We don’t only train children to be
better kids, but maybe it’s to save the world.
These days our leaders are lacking. We
all talk about it. Voting is down because integrity is lacking in the political
leaders. Parents have raised kids that became our leaders of today. Something is
wrong and we know it. The article my son read says maybe our passivity towards
parenting is costing us. Kids are not afraid of authority anymore. The fabric
of our human society is respect and character. Ironically it comes from discipline.
Discipline our leaders don’t seem to have. Have we raised the last generation
in the wrong way?
They always say that spanking and punishment
is detrimental to our children. Maybe just maybe that philosophy is dead wrong.
Maybe kids need to hear “No” more often. Maybe a good spanking keeps children
in line. This generation of adults are former children that have run a muck with
our authority institutions. Police have been corrupted. The government is
corrupt. The business culture has been crushed by corruption. Where these adults
trained to be free to do as they please without consequences as kids?
I don’t know the full weight of spankings. I know I turned out all right. My kids are
faced with new parenting theories. Did my parenting give them what they need to
make good choices for their children? Are new ideas better than what has gotten
us here so far? God knows we need to be pushed. God knows that integrity comes
from trials as kids. We need adversity to become the men and women of tomorrow,
and that is a powerful thing.
It’s good to push the limits. Striving
for better ways is inspiring. Living in the past is never good, but some
traditions run deeper. There are not always facts or reasons why things work
the way they do. Somethings just are. Making kids respect and listen works. Punishing
people for the wrongs they do creates a power within. The trade between what we
want and what we can have is crucial. There must be a line or things will run a muck.
The time is now to bring power back into training our children. The world
depends on it.
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