Are You Getting Involved…..

 Guilty or not….you are involved…one fine day you learned that there are malicious issues buzzing around you…and you have to suffer the consequence?  Talking about integrity issues… Integrity means walking the talk when it comes to living one’s true values - being authentic….there’s no place for it in the principled workplace. Unfortunately, you were surprised that one of your friend is guilty in participating of spreading rumors which started innocently enough, but when they spun or created juicy stories, they quickly changed into rumors. Coincidence of all coincidences….the rumors has proven to have a touch of reality. Angers sparked….integrity issues were raised…nobody stood up to take all the blame. They have the power…. you have to accept the verdict…and you know nothing. The monetary rewards you are all expecting are gone…. with the wind.

And another ordinary day, you got yourself involved in another situation when it seems to be no way out. You met the Chef, he just walked accidentally (???) in your life. Driving a very luxurious car, half Chinese half Filipino. In a spun of 5 minutes, he laid his cards, letting you know what he do for a living, his family history and at the same time trying to establish the bond between you and him. You met again, and now with some cooks he is working with, introducing you as a new friend….then… you met again….they were trying to teach you the secret menu. You thought….there must be something wrong somewhere….you don’t want to be a cook so why they are revealing the secret of their menu….but you admitted that you were interested what would be he outcome of the said menu so you just listened and absorbed what they were offering.   You pretty much cooperated because out of nerve and curiosity. But after learning everything, you quickly understand why they say you grow up fast because you see and experience things, that the average person would never dream of, and not to mention the people you  have seen killed and locked up. So you decided to leave out quick And now its time for payback…they were demanding (not requesting)  for your own ingredients… you panicked and you flew with a prayer that they would not remember you again. You thought how much ingredients involved in that secret menu…they said it would be multiplied in 8 in 20 minutes….how fast and you were drowned in thinking about it…but…. would you take the bait and risk your principles?

Sometimes…..its better to know nothing than to know it all, it saves lives.  As my boss says, “pera pera lang yan at the end of the day”! But others may say that it really doesn’t mean anything.