How do you define integrity?

integrity is the state of being in harmony with one's values. first, you define those values; that means deciding what you personally believe in, what you believe to be worthy of your soul's greatest efforts. this may or may not be what your upbringing told you to believe in. it may or may not be that which is rewarded and supported by your society. but it is what YOU cherish. after you know what you truly believe in, you try to arrange your life and actions to align with your beliefs. it can be as extreme as saying to yourself, "what would i die for", or as simple as saying, "how can i be gentle today?" often, it will mean that you have to choose between what is easy and what is right. it may mean holding yourself to a different standard than many people around you. and most of all, it requires that you be rigorously truthful with yourself.  "to thine own self be true, and it must follow as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man." in a world where it seems almost anything and anyone can be bought or sold, integrity is possibly the greatest treasure and the most powerful agent for positve change. and visa and mastercard have nothing to do with it...
big old house: $500,000 - 800,000, excluding land
mercedes sedan: $40,000
private school tuition: $5000 - 26,000 per year
divorce lawyer: $2000 and up initial retainer, $500 and up per hour
integrity: priceless