Yulios was tempted by Rafa, a boy five years older than him, whom he had known in the neighborhood all his life, that is, he was thirteen years old, they lived in one of the poorest neighborhoods in the city, crime and social problems were what The only thing that swarmed in the environment, some worked in construction, others as street vendors, in various jobs, others did nothing or dedicated themselves to robberies, the most confusing thing about this story is that a large part of the people in the neighborhood saw him as a “work” and not as a crime, getting out of material misery was as complex as getting out of misery and poverty in their values which were distorted and saw money, power, strength, influence as great values; their golden rules “the monkey dances for the money”, “paint it dad and I’ll have it for you, you know money in hand and the rest is nothing”; Rafa was a young man who lived with his mother and three brothers younger than him. To earn money, the woman dedicated herself to taking care of vehicles on the street.
Their situation was not favorable at all, however, from one moment to the next, the neighbors began to Seeing that Rafa’s mother was no longer working, they went from a house made of guadua and mat to a house made of finished materials, equipped with the most modern appliances, Rafa bought a high-displacement motorcycle, they became the sensation of the neighborhood, and everyone They saw Rafa with admiration and respect, his clothes were expensive, he was very stylish, his house became the favorite place for young people, they had no shortage of music with powerful speakers, they had reggaeton for the entire neighborhood, girls, liquor and other things. more things. Rafa knew the need of each one, it was a general need “money”, so the majority already worked with it; When Rafa approached Yulios, he knew the need of his family, the financial and family problems they had, he invited him to be part of the group to work in several “rounds” all from illegality and despite the great difficulties Yulios told him that No, he was grateful for taking it into account and to “not get too hot” as they say in the neighborhood, he went home. When he told his mother what happened with Rafa, she thanked him and told him that despite the difficulties, He could never let go of the values that he had been taught at home. She told him that honesty was worth everything and that sooner or later these young people would end badly. His mother told Yulios: Son, what starts badly ends badly. Let’s be patient, study and one day you will see that the reward will come. Today, ten years after that, Yulios is a sports science professional, many of those young people from his childhood, most of them are dead, in prison or living on the street. Although they no longer live in the neighborhood because their family’s standard of living improved significantly, the young man’s mother still has contact with two or three women who live in the neighborhood, so Yulios’ motto was always “effort and Honesty is priceless.”
PERSONAL WORK:
Ask your parents what they consider honesty to be and write down their answers.
Look up the word honesty, copy it and check how correct your parents were.
Do you consider yourself an honest person, regardless of the consequences it brings to your life?
What do you think of people who are not honest?
If they offered you a lot of money to commit a crime, would you do it?
What qualities do you think an honest person has?
Do you think you can be honest only with some things or should you be honest in everything?
What emotion or feeling dwells in you when someone is not honest with you?
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