As a child I got everything I wanted. Toys, Chocolates,
Bi-cycle, Cricket Bat, Video games… u name it.. But all of them didn’t come
just like that.
I had to pay a price - A PRICE THAT WENT ON TO BECOME A PART
OF MY VALUE SYSTEM
My parents gifted me those goodies during the moments of
truth i.e. whenever I spoke the truth. Well, it was there way of teaching
me that “Truth always Triumphs” :)
Since then I grew up thinking it pays to speak the truth,
only to realize in the real world I had to pay huge price for speaking the
truth.
In college, our gang had the custom of dining out during
b’day of our friends. Soon into the dinner, we spoke a lot… all about college
girls :P . During one such time, the wicked friend of mine bowled me over with
his question. Who is your crush in class?. For a moment I didn’t know what to
say. I had to choose among so many girls ;)
Realizing I was in the company of my dear friends, I threw two names in their
chronological order. Guess what? I was mocked, teased and eventually become a
laughing stock for all my friends throughout the college days.
“What big deal? It’s just a trivial issue”, you may feel.
It is a trivial issue but the feeling of being reprimanded
for speaking what I genuinely believed in hurt me then.
During a Job Interview, the interviewer asked, “Do you
support capitation fees for education”? I said “YES”. With completing all the
rounds successfully I was all set to work in my dream company. But the
happiness didn’t last long as I was rejected from qualifying for the job. A
strong supporter of merit based education system; the interviewer had every
right to dislike my answer. But I felt that it should not have been the sole
criteria for disqualifying me from the job.
Again paid a huge prize for speaking the truth.
Over the years I have lost many prized possessions because I
choose to speak the truth.
Inspite of many losses I choose to speak the truth,
after all what’s wrong in calling a spade a SPADE..
I speak the truth because
it is that VALUE SYSTEM that has brought me to what I am today.
I never intend to preach anyone through my blogs yet I’m
tempted to say this…
I urge you to have a VALUE SYSTEM for your life and follow
it rigorously. It can be as simple as not getting angry to never taking a
bribe.
When life is getting ready to test your character listen to
your VALUE system and act accordingly.
You may not win all the battles but you will be happy all
day because unlike many YOU HAD THE COURAGE TO STAND UP & SPEAK THE TRUTH..and
of course you didn’t have to remember what you said ;)
