AT THE CROSSROADS OF CHOICE

At the Crossroads of Choice.

At every stage of life, we encounter crossroads pivotal moments where our choices define us. These decisions can uplift or dismantle, sustain or undermine. For civil servants, particularly those striving for promotion or leadership roles, ethical dilemmas are inevitable. Should you bypass protocols? Exploit connections to fill vacancies? Manipulate budgets, bribe auditors, or falsify records to protect institutional reputation? Even abstaining from wrongdoing may force complicity in secrecy. When faced with such trials, are you prepared to risk consequences for the sake of truth?  

These moral crossroads permeate the corporate world, too. When taxes overwhelm, do you hide figures? Exploit customer ignorance by inflating prices? Extend product expiration dates to avoid financial ruin? Such temptations blur integrity in pursuit of profit.  

Daily, we mask our inner conflicts with poised facades and eloquent prayers, even as our hearts harbor shadows. Yet the choice between right and wrong remains ours alone. God grants us discernment to look left and right before crossing. Do we wait patiently for the path to clear, or recklessly leap into danger, risking ruin?  

Wrongdoing may glitter briefly, but karma delivers justice. Righteousness, though painful, etches legacies visible now or beyond this life. Wrong is wrong; right is right. No justification dims this truth.  

Let your choices ignite change. Stand firm in integrity, even when darkness looms. Be the light that guides your community toward honesty, accountability, and courage. The road you choose shapes not only your destiny but the world’s.

Until the moment when will shall dance in white Greater Grace.

Oyugbo JONAH Osagie