Mr.WIND, Ms.WATER, and Mr.GOODNAME

According to an Aesop's fable, Mr. Wind, Ms. Water and Mr. Goodname were saying goodbye to one another.
Mr. Wind and Ms. Water explained where they could always be found. But Mr. Goodname embarrassingly admitted:
"Sorry, but when I go, no one can ever find me again."

MORAL:
When a good name or reputation is gone, it never comes back. That is why we are so keen on holding onto our good name.
We want people to know us as honest individuals, trustworthy, faithful and kind.
Unfortunately, a spotlessly good name which we have enjoyed for many long years can vanish in an instant.
All we have to do is to get caught lying or cheating or stealing just once, and our good name is gone forever.
Even when we are forgiven, the good name does not come back. It is like the Humpty Dumpty egg which falls off the wall. It can not put back together again.


Let us not say,
Every man is the architect of his own fortune;
but let up say,
Every man is the architect of his own reputation.
-George Dana Boardman