Honesty and Lying
We have to start calling out lying for what it is: weakness.
It shows a weak and immature character, and weakens and eventually destroys relationships. It may be a coping mechanism that started in childhood when a person truly was weaker than their parents.
The compassion ends there.
To do it as an adult means to choose to be weak and cause pain to one’s self and everyone around them.
We have to start calling honesty what it is: strength.
It shows a strong and mature character, and strengthens and eventually solidifies compatible relationships and respectively severs those that are incompatible.
It shows respect for the time and life of the self and other people.
To choose honesty as an adult means to choose to be strong and to minimize pain and chaos to one’s self and everyone around them.
An important note:
If you’ve caught someone in a big lie, please realize this: lying is a part of their character. They believe doing it gets them what they want. They are not going to stop behaving this way and change their entire character and way of being just because you caught them in a lie. Realizing this can save you decades of frustration.
-Doe Zantamata
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