I had the opportunity to give some coaching and direction yesterday. But today that instruction seems to have boomeranged and caused those I instructed to doubt doing the right thing. What do you do with this?
Some people who knew better broke the rules here at Grace House. The two men, who were in charge at the time yet novices at their job, did not respond properly when the incident happened. I found out about it the next day (yesterday) and told them of how serious it was that they respond, even a day later to these malefactors. So, I lead them through what was necessary that they do and...Nothing happened. Admin discussed the event, folks made their excuses and no one was held accountable. Except that the men of Grace House are grumbling thinking there are two sets of rules here, and that these two men doubt doing the right thing. People are now whispering behind these guys backs as to weather their report can even be considered trustworthy.
I feel for these men and I have to follow up today with administration to nudge them into some response. None of us want to lose our housing, but that may be the price to see that justice is evenly handled here. And, trust me, I am not being overly dramatic here.
But that is the price for being the honest guy sometimes. You do not get to pick and chose when it is the proper time to do what is right or wrong on any given occasions. You can't say, this might hurt me so I will stay silent. You have to be compelled to do what is right regardless many times of what might happen next. Because that is the only way that the principals that you aspire to can exist. There has to be something bigger than you that you strive to measure up to if you are going to be any kind of just person in this world of injustices. These men did what is right and they are suffering for it. I am going to try to help them and I may suffer for it. But that is not the issue. Personal discomfort and even pain can not preclude you from doing what is right.
Many times in life you do what is right just because it is the right thing to do. I will let you know what happens, dear reader...but today go and do the right thing.
