At a young age I was taught to guard my reputation carefully as it will be the one earthly thing I will take with me to the grave. Others had convinced me that taking care to live a life of high moral character would take care of my reputation. And until recently, I had naively believed that to be true. But over the past week, I learned a harsh life lesson about reputations. I learned that there are times when I will need to defend my reputation against those who are inclined to destroy it. Continue reading “Reputation Lesson”