Integrity

         Mr. Lincoln had promised his mother, who was sick in bed and didn't have much time to live, which Lincoln at the time was nine, that he would not smoke or drink whiskey ever in his life. This Colonel from Kentucky offered the former President a drink of whiskey. The President refused his offer and they carried on their journey. The man later offered Lincoln to smoke with him. Lincoln then told him the story of his mother and the promise he had made her. The Colonel, full of emotions, said that it was a great promise anyone could have made to their, then dying, mother and that the President wasn't obligated to drink or smoke with him.

    Now that was truly a great promise Mr. Lincoln made to his mother. Integrity should be taken upon us all seriously. We must do what we promise to do and we must always choose to do the right. A way I can show integrity is by always doing what I promise to do, be truthful and respectful, and always choose the right even when in temptation.