by Susan Diamond
I did something unethical today. I did something nice too, but it’s the lying and deceit that’s nagging at my conscience.
I’ll start with the good deed.
I’m standing in line on an unseasonably cold Sunday in the freezing rain. I’m waiting to get in to a political event for a 2020 presidential candidate I am supporting.
Two young girls are behind me. No coats, no umbrella. They drove four hours to get here from Columbus Ohio.
I give them my umbrella. My coat has a hood. One of the girls says, “Bless you.”
Now, about my shame.
The area is swarming with people. There’s no direction, no signs, no one with a megaphone telling us where to go. I am trying to find the end of the line that’s snakes around this enormous building.
All I can see is that when I do find the end of the line, I am going to have to tramp through a muddy field.
Not an option. I’m wearing sneakers.
So I step nonchalantly in to a gap in the line that is on nice solid cement. That’s when I budged in front of the Columbus schoolgirls. They didn’t even notice.
Now I round the corner to the building entry. Strange. People are walking in the opposite direction.
I reach the door and a lone security guard is telling people there’s no more room in the hall. That’s all the info we get.
I am really disappointed. It was a two hour drive for me, part of it in a snowstorm. The two high school girls are devastated. We parted ways and I tell them to keep the umbrella.
What to do?
I observe a volunteer letting in a few people who have “credentials. ” All they do is show the email confirmation on their phone.
I open my email confirmation from the campaign, it is general admission. I alter it slightly. I added “pick up your credentials at table 4.”
I show it at the door and I am in...READ MORE + PRAYER: CALL US HIGHER
