do you stick to your word like a honey to its bee?

On Sunday Russell and I were exhausted as my brother had gotten married on Saturday and we had gotten to bed late, and all day Sunday had been non-stop. It was about 7.30pm and we had just finished playing netball (russell had played 2 games) and we decided on the way home to pop into the servo near us and pick up a couple of pies. As we pulled up we noticed two girls running around with their jumpers looking oddly full. The service attendant was chasing them holding a coke bottle. We got out of the car and asked if he was ok. He had caught the girls stealing food and he instinctively ran after them trying to get back off them. However he forgot that since it is a 24hr servo, the doors self lock. He had locked himself out and had no keys to get back in. Being the dodgy neighborhood it is, we told him we would stay with him until help arrived. We didnt want him on his own, leaving a risk of being beat up. Some customers were abusive to him because they couldnt get petrol, but we stuck with him. We stuck with him for an hour!! We were so tired, our bodies were aching, but we had said to him we would stay with him, and we didnt want to just leave him because we were waiting for a long time, or because we had changed our minds. After a couple more dramas we eventually got in. Got our pies and went home. 9.00pm. We were utterly exhausted, but proud of ourselves because we held to our word. I find so many times in this day and age that people so easily go back on their word. They no longer take their word with weight. We dont RSVP to anything anymore, just in case something better comes along. We tell people we will do something, and we either dont do it because of different excuses, or we forget, and by the time we do it its too late anyway. When are we going to become a people that others can rely on and that know we are a person of integrity because of how seriously we take our word. Let your yes be yes, and your no be no. Im not saying Ive perfected this, but I am starting to make a conscience effort to keep to my word, and hopefully become a person of honour/honor (whatever tickles your fancy)