Many were the same size as this tree that fell. They experienced the same winds, rain, and hail as this tree, yet they stood firm. Well, I had noticed for quite some time that this tree that fell had a small split between its two main limbs. The wood in this small split had started decaying a little bit. The other trees had no such split and remained strong throughout the storm.
People are like trees.
People who do what they know is right are like those trees that stood firm during the storm at my house. They have integrity. They are unified within themselves. They are not weakened within, so when storms come into their life, they cling to their values and stand firm. People who know that they should do one thing, but do another, are split.