A newspaper reported an unusual incident at a fast-food restaurant. The manager had put the day’s cash in a paper bag for deposit that night, but an attendant mistook it for an order and gave it to a couple at the drive-through window.
A short time later, when the man and woman opened the bag in a nearby park, they were shocked by its contents. They immediately drove back to return it.
The manager had already reported a robbery, so police cars and a TV crew were on the scene. How relieved he was to get the money back! He said to the couple, “You should be featured on the evening news for your honesty.”
“Oh, please, no publicity!” replied the man nervously. “She’s not my wife.”
People sometimes have a warped sense of integrity. This couple wanted to do the right thing on one hand, but were doing the wrong thing with the other. What do you think makes people have such a double standard?
Tags: honesty, integrity
An Easterner walked into a Western saloon and was amazed to see a dog sitting at a table playing poker with three men. Shocked, he asked, “Can that dog really play cards?”
One of the men answered, “Yeah, but he ain’t no good at playin’. Whenever he gets a good hand he wags his tail”.
How transparent are you? Can people read what’s in your head just by looking at your face? Some folks wear their emotions on their sleeve so everyone can see. Others wear a ‘poker face’ and gamble that no one knows what they are thinking.
Some people say things to me, as a minister, for shock value. They want to see if they can surprise me into rejecting them. I’ve learned to keep that ‘poker face’ with such folks. But when I’m with my Christian friends, I want them to see joy, compassion, frustration, disappointment, in my face. I want them to see that I care and can empathize.
Tags: emotions, feelings, honesty