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Ask most people if they are honest and they will say “yes” with absolute conviction. Â We as a people like to think that we have integrity and morals. Â In the larger picture, that may be true. After all the majority of the population obey the rules and stay out of jail. Â We work hard and raise our children to be upstanding citizens. Â We pay our taxes. Â We live an honorable life.
But the truth is (pun intended) that we tell “little” lies all of the time. Â We convince our little ones that there is this person called Santa Claus. Â We tell our friends we have other plans when we just do not feel like going out to dinner with them. Â We call in sick to work when what we really want is a day off. Â And we tell our mate we had a salad for lunch when we really had a cheeseburger in order to avoid conflict. Â And one of the biggest lies we all tell is that we are “fine” when someone asks how we are doing when we really feel horrible. Â In fact, we are a lying culture because it is much more acceptable to be polite than sincere. Â
Where am I going with all of this? Â I honestly do not know, except to explore just how complex our ethics really are. Â We are taught that lying is wrong, but we are also taught that you shouldn’t hurt people. Â The truth hurts sometimes….so we avoid it. Â Because the lesser of two evils is to spare someone’s feelings. Â Or is it to spare our own? Â Conflict avoidance seems to be one of the biggest triggers for dishonesty.
In my own life, I try to avoid doing things that I would need to lie about to the people I love. Â My child was also never subjected to the “stork” and Santa Claus was “The Christmas Spirit”. Â But am I 100% honest?
My newest piece above titled “Honesty” is. 🙂
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