Staying true to your words

Two days ago I had a test at UET, Lahore (University of Engineering and technology, Lahore), which is one of the largest engineering universities in Pakistan. As expected I forgot about the test and couldn’t get the documents printed. In haste when I managed to get there at university on time, I realized that I didn’t bought much cash with me. But I thought I would simply get over with the test and go home. Now, obviously that didn’t happen the way I expected. After test when I reached parking to get my bike I found it was punctured. It was someone’s doing and I had to get it to a nearby repair shop. Unfortunately, the whole tire was blown and I didn’t had enough cash to pay for a new tire. I was far away from home to call for help. I requested the guy to repair the bike and promised to pay him tomorrow. He repaired the bike but on a condition, only if I would give him something of equal value. I gave him something, not worth much and then reached home.

It was Sunday next and I couldn’t go there to pay him to get my stuff back. On Monday, I thought about going there to pay him but suddenly a thought came to my mind that my stuff is not of much worth and I would have to go far just to pay him. With a few more thoughts, it started to seem to me like a bad idea. Then I simply gave up. I started preparing for my today’s lecture and something made me realize my promise that I made to mechanic. Not long ago, I made a vow that I would try in future to stay true to my words and commitments more often. So, I got up, went there and paid him. Then I apologized for not coming on Sunday to pay him and he replied that it was good that didn’t showed up yesterday, because they were closed on Sunday.

This incident made me realize that how often we try to take fall short on our words. Our words and commitments that we consider to be too small to affect our lives are actually the ones that are actually making our lives. I decided from now to try my best to stay true to my words more often. This all reminded me of quotation by Brian Tracy:

“Integrity is the most valuable and respected quality of leadership. Always keep your words” –Brian Tracy

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