Being Bahama

The Cost of Integrity

Our mayor is back and I’ve finally been voted out of office as temporary mayor of Journey’s End.  Thank goodness!  I’m glad to have the weight of that responsibility off my shoulders.

But it’s come to light that shortly after I took over, a fellow citizen and guild member stole things out of the guild hall.  I feel awful about the theft since it happened on my watch.  Still, I’m not sure what I could have done to prevent it.  I had been nothing but kind and accommodating to the perpetrator and had thought she returned the friendship. 

It seems odd to me that anyone would do such a thing.  There are enough credits to go around in the universe and plenty of ways to earn them honestly.  Why steal from friend or foe?  It diminishes your credibility and integrity.  Aren’t those more valuable than credits? 

I’m looking at my finances and trying to figure out how I can help replace some of what was taken.  The value far exceeds what I’ve got in my bank account.  But I’d rather have integrity than credits.