Honesty: Is It the Best Policy?
by Staying true to who you are is what is most important.
Though I may continue to lose people in my life, I believe that being objectively straightforward is the only way I want to live my life, to be me always. If I have a thought, I will share it. I have tact, I do not put people down, but I will give my honest opinion of something if someone cares to ask. I will not force my opinions and thoughts on others, but I will speak up if I feel it is right.
I will do all of this because this is living. This is living because it is being true to who I am. And, in doing so, I have found that initially people typically respond with awkward surprise, not knowing exactly how to react. Then, over time, their walls begin to fall down because they come to realize that they can be completely true with me too; that I will accept them for who they are, because this is how I have been with them. And, then I truly know them as a person behind all the social niceties that build walls rather than connect people. I do this, because this is the only way I know how to live.
There is a quote that I love that says something like this: “If you have one or two true friends, you have lived a good life.”
I would rather live my life being honest and forthright with few to no friends, than ever be untrue to the very best friend in my life, the only true person who has been there for me always, the one person I know I can always depend on forever…me.
Joie Schmidt © Copyright 2007 All Rights Reserved.
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Post CommentKoyin
On September 3, 2007 at 10:17 pm
This is a thing I think a lot of people think about, how not to insult someone by being honest, but I think you nailed this one on the head, Honest is the best policy I really liked this one.
Koyin
Gerlaine
On March 1, 2008 at 12:43 am
“Spare a lover’s feelings for the moment and prolong an inevitable breakup or tell the truth and save each person time and a more difficult heart break that is sure to come with each day that passes?”
This expert is from your article above. Wow, it is the same advice that I give in my article How to Break Up With Your Boyfriend/ Girlfriend.
I just had to use this advice in a relationship of my own. He simply needed more than I could give. I had to be truthful about that.
Tarra B.
On March 4, 2008 at 1:29 am
really enjoyed this article, much well written self reflection has made it both useful and personal.
S M Blomker
On February 21, 2009 at 7:07 am
To me, being truthful is better then not. I like how you wrote this, makes plenty of sence. TY
Ori Sonata
On March 19, 2009 at 12:20 pm
Different friend of mine apply different policy about honesty. But my personality in general were greatly affected by people who asked me to be honest. My religion teacher back in elementary school always remind me to always be honest and responsible for my actions.
When I joined a web forum one of the member there say “there are people who going to be pissed of no matter what you do, so you may choose between being honest or worry too much about what others think”.
These people have really great influence to me. Anyway honesty could save us a lot bother required to make our lies looks realistic.
MarleeKnows
On March 19, 2009 at 3:55 pm
You put alot of thought into this subject and I like how deep you went into how our development effects our behavior later in life! Great work!
roryholcomb
On May 9, 2010 at 3:51 am
Thought-provoking ideas on human relations and helpful ideas towards quality relationships.
PHILLY DREAMER
On December 2, 2011 at 12:11 pm
My motto is , “Be brutally honest”. It upsets me more when people try to sugar coat things.