A Short Moral Story
There lived a man and his wife in a city. The man worked as a messenger in a growing company.
Despite his low position in the company, he gave his best, he was honest and had integrity which he wouldn't trade for anything else.
At home his wife would mock him because he rejected offers to compromise so he could upgrade his living condition. Though educated, he could not get a good placement in the company his qualifications deserved, so he decided to settle for the position of a messenger.
There are days his wife would mock him, "don't you see your mates? why can't you just do what they are doing and bring enough money to the house so we can live a better life?, where will this integrity of yours get us to?"
He would reply, "everything will turn out well, there's reward for everything, it might take time but I will rise to a good position very soon." His wife scoffed at him, "you're just deceiving yourself, do the needful and stop acting like a saint".
At work, there were a lot irregularities as many of the staff kept stealing money to enrich themselves, even those in top positions were not excluded but the man kept to his conviction even though he was greatly tempted as well.
One day, his boss sent him to deposit a huge amount of money in the local bank. The amount was very tempting, if he decided to run away with the money, his whole life will change, his living conditions will change for the better.
On his way to the local bank, different thoughts kept flying through his mind but he encouraged himself that he wouldn't do anything to be a part of the corrupt system and even listen to his own wife despite her continuous ranting and increased pressure.
When he got to the bank, something unusual happened. He discovered a note inside the money bag which read that, "this money is yours, it was given to you as a reward for your integrity and dedication to our company's value", the account he was to deposit the money was his own, it had his name written on it!
He was promoted to the position of deputy branch manager of the company with all the benefits that comes with it by his boss who revealed he has been watching his excellent work ethic for many years and his time for elevation had arrived.
His life changed!
In a world where people with integrity have become very few, never assume that no one is watching you.
No matter how corruption seems to be thriving, there are still men with unbending values, though they will be rejected, mocked by even their own families because of what they stand for, if they keep hold of their good morals, they will be surely rewarded.
Thank you so much for reading through.
