Why have we been taught -" Honesty is the best policy" phrase in kindergarden school without even explaining the meaning of the word "Honesty"? Wiki defines Honesty as speaking the truth and creating trust in the mind of the others. And for the word "truth", there is no clear cut defintion. Infact, there are several theories on it, which I would wish to read sometime at leisure.I remember, during the GDPI training session also, we were asked to rate ourselves on a scale of 1-10 on honesty, and our trainer had the logic that it has to be either 0 or 10. I did not even question his logic then. :(
I had always believed that - "Saying I trust you would always be a better compliment than saying I love you". I have realised that saying truth (stating the exact facts) is not the best policy (be it ur parents, siblings, boss, collegueas, friends), because I have faced its repercussions as well. I wonder, saying which form of truth is best policy? ?
But,(un)fortunately so, I remember nobody telling me- "I do not trust you!"
The repercussions of dishonesty may, at times, be even worse. I'm sure it is easier to overcome an instance of a brunt faced b'coz of honesty than being burdened with the weight of dishonesty and trying to escape its impact on your mind as well as conscience!
ReplyDeleteAfter reading this post i just happened to recall one of the scene of lage raho munnabhai..and yes i agree with you on the point that repercussions are not easy to face.. but that's the choice we get, either avoid those repercussions and live a dishonest life or try to face it. I guess most of us (I for sure)aspire to be honest, as it is indeed the ideal way.. its just that its too damn hard for us, we manage to find some short cut in the way.. :)
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