Day 254 of wisdom
“Being honest may not get you a lot of friends but it’ll always get you the right ones.”
John Lennon
An honest man does not have many friends, he does not expect many friends neither does he need many friends. A man only become friend to a person of like mind, who shares same ideas as him. The reality therefore is that there are not much honest people in our societies any more. It is therefore a difficult task for an honest man to have, or make many friends. The world today has become so perverse, and corrupt, that an honest man is seen as foolish, and old fashioned as dishonesty, and fraud has become the other of the day.
Someone once said, "Everyone says they value transparency and honesty. Most are lying." people hypocritically express their expectation, and desire for transparency, honesty, and integrity, but they live in negation to these same attributes they consistently expect from others. Though it is human to expect from others what they themselves cannot offer, we must endeavour to live our lives in unison with our expectations from others in all our dealings, as we will always get in return whatever we give to others.
In the words of Marcus Aurelius who said, "if it is not right do not do it, if it is not true do not say" honesty entail doing only what is right, and saying what is true irrespective of consequences. We must be ready, willing, and courageous to face whatever the outcome of our actions, and words will bring. We must seek to do the right thing always, because it is the only thing that can make the world a better place. We must do right, not only to our friends, families, or neighbours, but also to everyone who we transact any sort of business with in any form.
Being honest requires being courageous, it requires inner strength, and is the root of happiness, and sound health. As Maya Angelou once said, "Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest." courage is the key that activates, and sustains all other good virtues within us. Sometimes In leading an honest life we face severe opposition from dishonest people, sometimes we are punished for being honest, but if we keep on being honest, we will eventually reap the reward of honesty.
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