My brother Yianni once said this to me.

He then proceeded to travel a path that took him to many strange and fantastic places, sometimes losing sight of this. Actually, this wise comment came during the particularly strange or remarkable portion of his ongoing journey.

I later reminded him that he told me that no matter what, be true to yourself. To this he said “Really?”

I bring this up because I observe that in a value set, with a value set, one is always finding challenges to these values, compromises, disregardings, ignorings (lovely nouns aren’t they?) and basically a wanton failure to uphold our own personal values.

Why have values if they are to be sold to the highest bidder?

Be true to yourself and the rest is easy.