Honestly, do you think that honesty would work?

Question

Ive been thinking about this alot lately. I consider myself an honest person and Ive been having trouble accepting all the lies that surround me daily.

I found this article...

http://www.geocities.com/changes1611//sins22lies18.html and although I'm not religious I find what he says very similiar to what I have been trying to explain to my friends and family.

Do you really think this would work? On a global level... if everyone could intertwine love, kindness and honesty to make it a tool of communication not a tool to hurt. I fully admit using honesty to hurt, and then feeling self rightious because I didn't lie but none the less if the perceptions of truth could be changed do you think that it be easier for people to accept truth, good and bad?

Answer 1

Honesty is good. However, how the truth is delivered is another matter. And you have to be a good observer for those who really to accept the truth right now. If they are not, just change subject.

Answer 2

Honesty has brought me lots of pain. If the world was a fair place telling the truth wouldn't be a liabillity.

I think if everyone was honest it would work. I think the world would be a much better place if everyone was honest and the change has to start from within, but I also think it will take a long long time to have an effect on the world, but you have to perservere. It's not easy and I don't know if it will get any easier in our lifetimes.