 Your character is tested in three ways. If the building's foundation is unstable from the start, what's built upon it may eventually topple. If the structure and foundation are sound, the building is described as strong, intact, or having structural integrity. In the same way, you are said to have integrity of character when your character is strong enough to withstand exterior forces. Test number one, pleasure. Does what you believe overpower what you crave? Do your beliefs and morals serve as a kept standard even when you're tempted with something that violates them? Test number two, pressure. Do you hold fast to and boldly declare what you believe to be true, even when others are pressuring you to do otherwise? Does the structure of your integrity hold up against criticism, mockery, rejection, and gossip? Test number three, privacy. Do you keep to right standards even when there are seemingly no consequences for abandoning them? Does your private life reflect your public beliefs?