Comments on: Thinking About Integrity

By: Jon Long Sr

Jon Long Sr — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 03:40:25 +0000

Mathew, I wish to acknowledge your comment. However, I will not be posting it or my response at this time.

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By: Jon Long Sr

Jon Long Sr — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:04:36 +0000

Alli,
I understand. First of all I appreciate your feedback. The definition of “Integrity” in most of its forms that I found has to do with being complete and consistently adhering to a set of standards, which we embrace. When I say “we” I am talking about the person embracing the standards. I used extreme examples in the post to emphasize that point of completeness. I think we tend to use “Integrity” more subjectively and impose a moral aspect centered on our own beliefs than what the original definition implies. When we are subjective we are imposing an opinion, usually our own.
The comment about “Integrity” that was made on Michael’s post where “he needed to show more” of it, was true in the respect that he could have by the true definition of the word. Michael’s post and ones for the last seven months showed a restraint from his normal “Transparency”. Had he shown more “Integrity” to follow the standard he embraces with his blog and believes in, there would have been much more revealed of the whole situation.
Personally, after what I have seen these last months and what he has had to deal with, he has show a lot of “Integrity”, but that is just my subjective opinion based on my own beliefs that we should not fry someone in the media pan. Well, at least not until they have had a chance to cook their own goose first. It’s the right thing to do.

By: Alli

Alli — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 06:17:36 +0000

So if a serial killer values murdering others and embraces those values – he has integrity? So NOT comparing Michael to a serial killer here – but I am just trying to fully understand your interpretation of the definition

By: John mitton

John mitton — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:27:52 +0000

Jon,
Nice blog. Having gone through what Michael is going through now has taught me many things about”integrity”. For some people,sticking out a marriage that isn’t working takes integrity. For others, admitting that a marriage isn’t working and going forward also takes integrity. I’m glad that Michael has gone”public”.