Life to some extent chooses how it treats you irrespective of whether you are smart, strong, not smart, weak, old, young, male or even female.
Life does its thing in the life of every individual without considering even your health, and that's why you discover so many people end up giving up since they won't be able to conquer.
What makes you brave is the ability to beat your way out of these struggles, being able to stand the strong wind, the flood and all odds of life.
Sometimes we tend to lose something dear to us just so we will be able to attain a height.
All this advice came from my Dad when I told him of what I was going through at my place of work.
I found myself amidst people who had Zero integrity but then claimed to have it to the fullest, cheating and nonchalant attitude was the order of the day.
Initially it was a thing of fun amidst us as we all are engaged in doing the wrong that we did but then something about my conscience called me back to my senses.
Bright, how far helped me change the figure on that receipt, he said it just like a normal thing but deep down inside of us we knew it was the wrong thing we were doing. I pocked my pen but I discovered I couldn't do it.
Hey, Bright I am sorry I can't. That statement sounded like a rumbling thunder in his ears, I could tell from his facial expression.
Is it that you have a splinter on your finger or you have a dislocation on one of your fingers? He asked as he paid close attention with his eyes wide open.
Sorry, I don't think we are doing the right thing and I always feel guilty whenever I do.
I want to stop and I will love it if you also will stop.
Bright looked at me and laughed out loud. Now tell me how do you intend to foot your bills?
Is it from the change you received as salary?
The question struck hard but then my mind was already made up.
I just know right inside of me that I will experience peace and live free of guilt but on the other side Bright was my right hand man he is a good friend of mine who is not willing to take the same path with me and of course I know this single act will cost our friendship as he sees me as threat to his illegal activities.
Best friends in no time became worst of enemy as our paths no longer cross and as nature will have it his activities began to be exposed the main reason why he will never like he always thought I am responsible for his predicament but I am totally off it as I just do my thing giving deaf, blind and dump attitude to what ever that will cause problem between me and my colleagues.
Soon I began to get names such as the holy one and so on and so forth but that's not my problem.
They began to gang up against me setting up things that will implicate me but then my sincerity waxed even more stronger as they brought up things against me. A report about me got to the head office concerning some allegations laid upon me that led to the involvement of an external auditor sent by the company to run some audits in my office but then something happened.
The auditor who was supposed to just audit my office and leave decided to extend his work to other areas of the office.
He was shocked at the discovery of a lot of loop holes in the finances of the company which led to the demotion of all those involved including Bright.
That gave me an edge that lifted me into another level in my place of work. I was placed as the head of finances but then my good friends were lost as a result of this outbreak leaving me alone all by myself.
No one will want to even sit with me not to talk or discuss with me; they all see me as the devil.
One thing is certain, I have got peace of mind and my trust in the company increased that the company budget is handed over to me for execution.
No room for illegal Syphoning of funds as I am made to oversee every activity that is going on in the company. What will you have me do?
It's better I lose those friends but still keep and maintain my integrity. Doing the right thing is the right thing to be done, we no longer share common ideas as our paths are in the opposite direction.
I believe that as time goes on they will come to realise and probably turn a new leaf.
