VALUE OF GOOD REPUTATION

It was on a fine day when I travelled in a train, one burly- looking guy, out of the blues, started cursing and swearing aloud. We could see from the facial expressions of the other train passengers that they felt offended by the distinctly foul language of this particular passenger. There was a brave gentleman who tried to pacify him by asking him to tone down his voice but to no avail.

When this offensive passenger got off the train, one of the passengers put his head out of the window and called out:

'Friend, you have left something behind you.'

'What is it?' the man asked, hurrying into the coach.

'Merely a very bad reputation,' said the caller.

So, when it comes to influencing people a good reputation is imperative.

There are people who give little, if any, importance to the value of good reputation or name but yet a good name is rather to be chosen than a hoard of riches.

In the political arena a good name is a rare commodity but in the business world, it is as good as CASH. You may go about with an empty purse and still get what you may want if you have it.

In the family, a good reputation may be considered the most precious heritage.

In school, it means a high standard. In the government, the good name of its employees means efficient, contented and peaceful citizens.

'The two most precious things on this side of the grave are our reputation and our life,' but it is rather sad that the most compatible whisper may deprive us of the one and the weakest weapon of the other.

'A wiseman, therefore, will be more anxious to deserve a fair name than to possess it and this will teach him so to live as not to be afraid to die.'