Is It Possible To Live Life With Ethics & Principles?

The above question certainly reveals the kind of person we are inside and certainly dictates that we be extremely honest with ourselves.

Well, Johnny Boy said that to me after he grudgingly gave me a `generous` raise. He said that no one can live by principles. I guess what he was trying to get at was that if you want to get rich, you most definitely have to be a sneaky bastard. Or, the other alternative is to marry a rich person.

Well, Johnny Boy is the latter. He married a well to do Vietnamese divorcee. His marriage is a buy one get two free type. In other words, he got two teenage daughters from his wife`s previous failed marriage. His wife is a rather prominent person in Vietnam`s business world. That explains why he kept his job despite blowing half a million dollars of the company`s fund on a software that was never used.

Well, after the company was closed and he declined to take up their offer in the new set up, thus leaving that bitch to take over his post, he concentrated on other matters. His wife started building 2 hotels in Vietnam and he simply conveniently helped his wife in the business. Wait a minute, does that not make him a gigolo?

Well, now we can all understand why he said what he said to me. Simply because he cannot live his life within the boundaries of morally upright ethics and principles.

On a personal note, I am of the opinion that whether we want to live an upright life or not, is all a matter of choice. No one can FORCE you to denounce what you stand for. But the big question is, are you prepared for the consequences this course brings? I can virtually guarantee that it will be a tough life. It can especially be mentally and emotionally draining, thus leading one into depression even. But you know what? You would be able to lift your head up high with pride and tell your kids and grand kids that you have lived your life with integrity.

So Johnny Boy, yes you must be enjoying life staying in a private condominium and driving a ill-gotten beemer for now. Do enjoy it while you can. There will come a time when retribution knocks on your door to pay you back in kind you spineless coward!