Tony Robbins mentions that the word integrity shares the same prefix with the word from math class, “integer.” An integer is any whole number. Someone who has integrity is an undivided person, a whole person.
In this old story, an emperor has no son as his successor, so he decides to find the next emperor among the children in the city. Each child was given a seed with the task of growing the best plant possible. This would demonstrate their potential in how well they could rule the country.
After one year, each child was to return and show the progress they made. Plants of all sizes were brought before the emperor. Finally, one boy approached the emperor with a pot filled with dirt. “No matter what I did, the seed would not grow.”
The emperor smiled. Once a seed is boiled it will no longer grow. Before I gave you all the seeds I had them boiled. Everyone that brought a plant here has been dishonest, because none of these plants came from the seeds I gave you. A ruler must be honest. You and your family will move into the palace, where you will begin training to become the next emperor.
“Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done." -Revelation 22:12
-Arc Systems Martial Arts
