Being True To Your Values In Life - Survivor Style

I recently watched the series "Survivor: Fiji", as I'm originally from Fiji and I wanted to see what everyone on the show experienced. As the show reached its climax, there was a situation where one competitor, Yau-Man, after winning the car challenge, decided to make deal with another player, Dreamz. The deal was that if both Yau-man and Dreamz would make the final four and Dreamz would win the immunity challenge, then Dreamz would give the immunity necklace to Yau-man. Dreamz instantly agreed to as he had never owned a vehicle in his life.

As fate would have it, they both reached the final four and Dreamz did win the immunity challenge. At Tribal Council, when it came down to the crunch, Dreamz decided to keep the necklace and subsequently Yau-Man got voted off. The interesting thing to observe in the lead up to Tribal Council was how torn Dreamz was about the decision he had to make. His integrity was on the line and he wanted to portray himself as a role model. But he justified his decision by saying that it was only "a game". Dreamz was obviously very emotional about his decision as he wanted to win one million dollars.

What I learned from watching the events unfold was that in life, you have to be true to who you are at all time. It doesn't matter if it only a game. If I was in that situation, I would ask myself, "Is my integrity worth $1million?" My answer is that it is not because if you want to portray yourself as a leader, a person of integrity and a role model, then you have to walk your talk. Your core being is always on display which ultimately determines who you attract into your life.


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