Honesty is such a lonely word
everyone is so untrue
Honest is hardly ever heard
and mostly what I need from you…
everyone is so untrue
Honest is hardly ever heard
and mostly what I need from you…
(Billy Joel, 1979)
It seems to me that honesty is sadly lacking in our communities, something that is in some ways no longer the norm.
Every day the news is full of stories about dishonesty, even network news is not immune themselves!
Politicians, hell whole governments lie routinely. The military, the medical profession, industry, the banks, they are all at it.
Everyone tells the odd fib, a little white lie here and there but where to draw the line?
As little kids we are told not to lie, lying is bad and naughty, indeed my son was always punished far more for lying than for anything he broke or did wrong, to this day he is brutally honest, maybe too honest sometimes but at least I can believe what he tells me!
It is human nature to protect yourself, or someone else by bending the truth a little.
How much better would it be if the government (take your pick as to which one) stood up and said, OK, we mucked that one up, sorry, this is what we are going to do to fix it. If a bank or company would stand up and admit they are not a charitable institution, they are to make money for shareholders whatever it takes…if an individual stood up and said, no, I am not going to do “xyz”, instead of stringing someone along with vague promises…
What you gonna do when it all comes out,
When I see you and what you're all about?
When I see you and what you're all about?
(Black eyed peas, 2005)
The problem is that it is easy to be cynical, to not believe anything anyone has to say…but that’s no way to live.
We have to navigate the minefield that is everyday life and do the best we can.
The best way is to be honest to ourselves and those around us. To exercise common sense and caution, to do our research (Google is a wonderful thing), but also to give the benefit of the doubt.
This post started as something very different, directed at a specific few who have let me down recently, mid-writing I changed direction, I just need to let it go and not be quite so trusting in future, which is hard for me as I want to see the best in people…
... sadly I get let down a lot.
I know that feeling all to well of being let down now I don't let it worry me.
ReplyDeleteYes lies are all around us but we point out to our kids where hopefully they should draw the line but as you said that could be hard as well as one persons view of the line should stop there may mean for another person that it can go a bit further
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Yes it's hard when you're continually let down by people. I appreciate honesty, but thankfully there are others out there who do as well.
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