Too Accommodating
Accommodation. Oh, how you hear that word such a lot today;
“We’ve got to fit in and get along with them,” you hear people say.
Well, up to a certain point I can accept such, but then that's it,
Because compromise and integrity together seldom fit.
Yes, compromise seems so fashionable today, a way of life,
As more and more people attempt to avoid some hassle or strife.
Rather than be unpopular, or tread on someone else's toes,
They begin those incremental steps — yes, you know how it all goes.
It’s like those little white lies that people tell, that begin with one,
One that inevitably snowballs — yes, soon breaks into a run.
For what at first makes people feel guilty, tends to ease in time,
As those little wee fibs, or incremental shifts, begin to climb.
And hence why so much goes astray, thanks to such accommodation —
Yes, giving in — in an effort to avoid some aggravation.
And with every foolish bend, (backwards, that is), in order to please,
Sound principles, standards, morals and values, soon feel that old squeeze.
Yes, there is a time and a place where compromise is quite okay,
But hey, usually it goes well beyond that, I have to say,
For it's one thing to be accommodating, and thereby fit in,
But far too regularly, compromise is where troubles begin.
One should be true to their conscience, and regardless of what the cost,
Lest in order to please people, things far more important get lost.
And in fact, that is what we have seen, and are dealing with today,
And why we, the pros and cons of such, should very carefully weigh.
Compromise where it's unwise, acts like a cancer — it eats away,
Destroying incrementally until things collapse and give way.
And hence that need for care, lest we, in order to please or fit in,
Accommodate something that in the end will see nobody win.
Yes, so don’t be afraid to say, “No,” for via such, much strength you'll show.
By Lance Landall