Repercussions

"Character is easier kept than recovered"-Thomas Paine

A quote put up at work got me thinking about character. We grew up being what we are thanks to our parents, the environment at home, our friends, teachers, neighbors and the community in general. These inputs shaped our character and aided us in believing and doing the right things which included its subset of doing things that we thought were right.

Somewhere down the line, A lot of us end up compromising on a lot of things we believe in for a variety of reasons, good or bad. There could be a million reasons, which I will not delve into, but at the end of the day, we do end up losing sight. Does this make us necessarily out of tune with our character?

As long as we are aware of the choices we make and know that they will not affect our relationships with the ones who matter then I think, we are on steady ground.

As for yourself, you have to deal with the repercussions. Alone.