Was watching episode 4 of "Hai Majide~!" (I survived a Japanese Game show) and there's this thing about reality TV shows that brings out the worst in man. We may laugh about it, but if we really take a seat back and consider the different responses that were exhibited in those shows, it can be really scary.
Take the last episode I watched. Meagan made a pact with Donnell and Mary in the previous episode, volunteering to go for elimination provided she is exempted for the next elimination if their team loses again. The team agreed at that point of time. But come episode 4, the team lost again and this is when Donnell started to go back on his word. Finally after much discussion and rationalizing, Donnell was voted to be in the elimination and Mary decided to honor her earlier pact and go for elimination. In the end, Mary lost to Donnell and had to say "Sayonara" to Japan. Mary paid a price for remaining true to her words. She could have choose to go back on her words, based on her excellent performance throughout the gameshow. But I guess for her, honoring her words meant more, though she struggled and had to suffer the consequence.
Am I willing to pay the price to honor my words? It is sad that nowadays words has very little value. A simple phrase like, "I will surely turn up for this appointment", can be easily replaced with many other excuses. Or, "I will help you to do this", can be forgotten and put aside when other things call for our attention. To honor my words may mean coming out of my comfort zone and doing things I may not like. But am I willing to pay that price in order to be a man who can be trusted for the words that I say? It is a tall order, especially in a world where things are shifty and relative. May God help me to a person who 说的到，做的到.
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