- published: 10 Mar 2015
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Integrity is a concept of consistency of actions, values, methods, measures, principles, expectations, and outcomes. In ethics, integrity is regarded as the honesty and truthfulness or accuracy of one's actions. Integrity can be regarded as the opposite of hypocrisy, in that it regards internal consistency as a virtue, and suggests that parties holding apparently conflicting values should account for the discrepancy or alter their beliefs.
The word "integrity" stems from the Latin adjective integer (whole, complete). In this context, integrity is the inner sense of "wholeness" deriving from qualities such as honesty and consistency of character. As such, one may judge that others "have integrity" to the extent that they act according to the values, beliefs and principles they claim to hold.
A value system's abstraction depth and range of applicable interaction may also function as significant factors in identifying integrity due to their congruence or lack of congruence with observation. A value system may evolve over time while retaining integrity if those who espouse the values account for and resolve inconsistencies.
Blind overwhelmed completion as your desires and atrocities
(come to pass) exposing your soul to weakness
all set deep beneath leaded glass
[chorus:]
Precious flesh and greed beyond your hopes
beyond your dreams
Hollow (curse)
fire in me
I can't feel
I can't breathe
Together externally boxed
in flesh entirely
Fulfillment of your pride self absorbed, never, ever satisfied
Visions of depth and confusion entangled with disturbance
and sin A time is called for atonement as this nightmare comes to an end.
[chorus]
In the blackened heart of all your fears circling around,