Date: 28/06/2026
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“Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.” — C. S. Lewis
On a crowded street, a man noticed a wallet lying near a bus stop.
He picked it up and found identification cards, some cash, and a few family photographs.
There was no one around.
He could have walked away without consequence.
Instead, he spent an hour locating the owner.
When the grateful owner offered a reward, he politely declined.
“The relief on your face is enough,” he said.
Acts of honesty rarely make headlines.
They occur quietly, in ordinary places, performed by ordinary people.
Yet they strengthen the invisible threads that hold communities together.
Trust is built one action at a time.
Children learn from such examples.
Neighbours remember them.
And society benefits from them.
The world may sometimes appear complicated, but certain principles remain timeless.
Doing what is right, simply because it is right, remains one of humanity’s greatest strengths.
Rajat Chandra Sarmah
Guwahati, Assam, India
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