Few days back I was talking to a friend of mine on SELF RESPECT and incidentally I could recollect the lines of William J. H. Boetcker , “That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong”
This self-respect and integrity, in turn produce in those who posses them the ability of both kind and courageous with other people: kind in that they show great respect and reverence for other people, their view, feelings, experiences and convictions; courageous in that they express their own convictions without personal threat. The interplay between differing opinions can produce those third alternatives that are better than that either person had initially proposed.
This is true synergy, where the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
People who do not live by the conscience will not experience this internal peace of mind. They will always find their ego attempting to control relationships. Even though they might pretend or feign kindness and empathy from time to time, they will use subtle forms of manipulations and will even go so far to engage in kind but dictatorial behaviour
The private victory if integrity is the foundation for the public victory of establishing common vision, discipline and passion. Leadership becomes interdependent work rather than immature interplay between strong independent, ego-driven rulers and compliant, dependent followers
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