I know, I know...that's a funny title for a blog but I'm in a funny mood. I got a lot on my mind and am seriously tired of it so the best thing to do is unload it on all you good people. Lol. I want to take a moment to discuss ethics, morals and integrity in the paranormal field...and in life.
You see...there has been a lot of talk the last few months about honesty and truth amongst teams. Hell...I've been doing it too. It's a good discussion to have. We are our own checks and balances system, you see. If we don't keep each other honest, in a field that is already highly speculative, who will? There has been a lot of bad mouthing, innuendo and threats made in the last few months...myself included cause I'm by no means perfect....yet there hasn't been any change to come from it. People still do what they do and we all get to play a guessing game at who everyone is talking about.
This happens in the real world, too. It's not just a paranormal thing. In the real world we have a responsibility to tell the truth as well. Even if it hurts. Even if it is devastating to ourselves. It isn't always the popular vote, but it's the right one.
Let me put it to you this way...let's say you were working with a team and you trusted them beyond measure...to the point you never questioned whether or not they were being truthful. Then one night while you are out investigating you see one of them faking evidence. What would you do? Would you say something to them? To anyone else? What if during this discovery you found out that it had happened many times before? Would that make the decision easier? What if it was your name on the line and what you had worked very hard to achieve and you could see it all going up in smoke by another's actions? What would you do then? Would you stay quiet? Or would you, with as much dignity as the situation allowed, speak up against it at risk of losing everything yourself?
It's not an easy decision, and I'm sure not one made lightly. Doing what is right never is easy...that's what makes it right. The easy decision would be to carry on as if you didn't know what you knew allowing the problem to sit there and simmer like a kettle waiting to boil till it finally started screaming. My whole point of this blog is that taking the high road is almost never the popular thing to do. Ever. Anyone who has ever taken it knows that. All you can do is learn from the experience and move on. To make the best of a bad situation while keeping your head up high (which, I can tell you, doesn't always happen). But you can still try. You will fail...and you will try again. Maybe getting it just a little bit better the next time. You may even do things completely out of character in trying to make yourself feel better that you fall even lower. Then you rise again to take on the next investigation, the next adventure.
My point is this. At the end of the day you have to be able to look yourself in the mirror and tell yourself you are worthy of trust. If this is something that is important to you, you will do whatever it takes to see that happened. Even if it means crushing your own dreams.
Blessed Be )O(
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