Do you promise to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you God?........We have heard this before and I personally have seen many answer this oath. The most compelling answers I remember ARE the way it is answered,......... not the answer itself.

WELL, I WILL TRY,... I THINK SO....LETS SEE WHAT HAPPENS.....OK.....I ,I ,I DO   

I have not always told the truth....I had to learn how to do that. In fact, I was taught to lie. It was presented to me as an alternative to a better outcome. It works too... in the short term even though you are not aware of a gap forming between real and imagined existence until you fall into it. Then, you are in trouble.

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      Can you handle the truth?              

 

 

 

I AM NOT ABLE TO TELL JUST YOU THE TRUTH...EVERYONE ELSE NO PROBLEM

I learned about not telling the truth from others not telling the truth. In other words, I had to LEARN TO LIE. I came to the conclusion that there was a distinctive difference between the two.To tell the truth was more beneficial to an individuals life. Less maintenance too. It may not appear that way AT FIRST, but it is that way.......

WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET AND WHAT YOU DON'T SEE YOU GET TOO!

Nature does not lie.......behold its complexities...... yet simple to observe hiding nothing from the observer. It stands on what it is... and what it isn't ....and what it does.....

 

I DON'T LIKE YOU SO I THINK I WILL EAT YOU

The animal kingdom tells the truth and does so without emotions of any kind. Their truth is a raw reality and they have learned to navigate through it as required. Baby chicks while cute, grow up to be eaten along with the Easter bunny.

YOU REAP WHAT YOU SEW.........THE INSECT WANTS FREE NECTAR AND THE PLANT WANTS TO EAT HEARTY....

Plants & Insects have a survival truth which is functional but innocent by its motives. They often disguise themselves for survival purposes often involving ingenious methods to do so. By practicing imitating or threatening behaviors, they ensure the survival of themselves and their species....

PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE DISTRACTION OF MY NOSE.....SAYS MY MOUTH

People who tell the truth have a different aura around them. A dynamic that while invisible, makes itself known. It is called credibility, character and it looks very good on a human being. There is no stress or guile present. The truth teller's will is relaxed and subservient to their surroundings. It is a peaceful existence when it is....and a noble one when it is not.

 

OH MY GOSH..I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE..NOR WILL ANYONE ELSE EITHER

When you withhold information, it is not being totally truthful. Yet, we do this while we navigate through our lives. Sometimes it is for a good reason and good can become of it. Parents are familiar with this. But, it requires knowing that you did so...that is how powerful the truth is. It cannot be ignored.

 

EITHER ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL OR THEY ARE NOT.......WHICH IS IT THEN?

The truth can hurt, alienate, offend and harm people. Telling it and using it without CHARITY in your heart can conjure up some bad experiences and do more harm than good. Wanting to be a good steward of it....is a good beginning. The truth will teach you how to use it while it uses you......if you allow it.

.............I AM WHAT I AM

The upside of truth telling is peace, rest and intimacy with God & you...., you & your self..... and then with others.

 

I DID NOT HAVE SEX WITH THAT WOMEN..........

The very act of not telling the truth testifies to the value of truth......the conscience immediately goes to work and your moral compass gets stuck. We may not know what truth is all the time....but we will know when we strayed from it. What an ingenious system built right into ourselves.

Be advised that there are Man's truths which are personal and subjective and there are God's truths which are eternal. Perhaps first learn the one....then the other.............................

 

The oath that I quoted in the beginning of this post should not be required to be taken. We should be telling this truth all the time and if that was so, what a different world we would live in today.....


Richie Alan Naggar          Ran Right Realty       Riverside, Ca

Real Estate Broker and AUTHOR of  popular "PEARLS SERIES"...books on LIFE and LOVE

Richie@RanRightRealty.com         Richie@Pearlsforthesoul.com

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6 Comments on WHAT IS HONESTY?

MAY
06
2010
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I like your overall point and the way you ended it.

Some people can't handle the truth.  I'm told by many people that I'm too honest.  As I get older, I think that I'm realizing that honesty is only meant for the objective.

Many people would rather live by their deluded view; they're much happier this way.  I can't relate, but my logic makes me wonder if they're really wrong.
10:37am • #1
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Chris....Too honest? Bring it on.......

Logic does not stand up to common sense......why should the truth back-off in any situation....it is for mans selfish reasons that we allow it. We cant stand the truth becasue we are so full of error and the truth shines a light on it..... you can never escape the process, only buy a little time.....which eventually runs out too.........What then? Choose the way you want to go and suffer for it. It the end, if you suffer for the right  reasons, you get something for it........
4:36pm • #2
MAY
07
2010
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I prefer the honesty, Richie.  In fact, I'm a little (OK, very) insulted if I catch someone "going easy" on me.

However, I'm slowly realizing that not everyone fits this bill.  I'm trying to learn to feel out people.  I don't really care to lie, unless it protects someone against suffering a consequence much greater than the action justifies.  For instance, if a boss will fire someone over a trivial mistake that is accidental, one-time, and recoverable, I will lie to this boss about this other person's mistake.

Also, not everyone is interested to improve his or her character.  Just because I see this as a virtue does not mean that you do.  If you are one of these people who do NOT have this goal for yourself, what am I accomplishing--besides animosity--by flinging a fault in this person's direction?  For me to push my goal onto someone else is selfish in the name of trying to improve that person or being honest.

I tend to admit my own faults...a little too quickly.  That hurts me in many situations, but I think that it helps me more than it hurts me.  Most of all, I'm proud of who I am, even if I'm not proud of all of my ability levels.  I think you and I agree on this point.

I like your wording, "Choose the way you want to go and suffer for it.  In the end, if you suffer for the right reasons, you get something for it."  I don't think that enough people understand or believe this point.
10:06am • #3
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Chris....

I respect (& enjoy) your statements....they indicate an awareness of the subject matter and a willingness to know more. That is an  attractive place to be in.  The truth is a very subjective and a personal item....when viewed from the human being's perspective. But I do not think it was always so. Truth in and of itself sustains itself and if you let it absorb you and let go of your interpretation, you will see just how perfect it is. Start-up is a nuisance though because wanting the truth requires effort and a love of it to interact with it. We do not have it to give, but we want it. It has the qualities of being a gift given to those by a a gift giver. How interesting. We like it when we see it and get it... and we miss it when we don't. It is here to stay and coveted by anyone wanting a more meaningful journey. It addresses every need. Trying to ignore it requires lots of maintenance which testifies to the value of it. One way or the other...it is here. However, for it to work uniformly, everyone must agree to it. You have described the degree of which you believe. You have even described others not wanting to know. There is your scale. It works in accordance to letting it work and it is a wise thing to let it play out even unto the losing of your life...as others have discovered. History will show you that those are the stakes on this subject matter for those that want it entirely. That is how serious it is. It requires total commitment in exchange for .....?  PONDER THAT. Every human is in a different place knowing different things at different times. All of us have gone astray.....this statement implies that we all had a common ground at some point. The same origin if you will. So, while we all started out the same, we all fell in different directions and established our own little rules to survive by. Looks like we substituted personal truths for the eternal at some point. To that, there is no end. I believe that life goes in cycles as demonstrated by nature and even us. Things have a beginning and an ending for now. What we fell from is.... what we must return to.... like it or not. Seeking the time tested, proven road to travel by (truth), makes for a better more satisfying journey. The only common grounds human can interact by that I can think of are 1). common sense and 2). truth. Hard to argue or ignore either one. They are here to stay and they either guide you or..... accuse you as you go. Adopting and gravitating toward these will only enhance and make the journey worthwhile and take us home so to speak......I believe in the mystical/spiritual aspects of our existence. We are more than just a simple life form....There is way more to life than eating, drinking and trying to survive. The pursuit of truth brings clarity to that journey and reveals purpose to the seeker. To each his own is how it is set-up............for now. Thank you for your dialog and sharing your thoughts.......
11:25am • #4
MAY
08
2010
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Hi, Richie.

I feel honored that I wrote something that inspired someone as deep thinking and kind as you.

Likely, you made some points that my intellect hasn't allowed me to absorb as well as the message you were trying to impart deserves.

However, one pearl I did observe and fully appreciate, "So, while we all started out the same, we all fell in different directions and established our own little rules to survive by."

That is extremely well put, and it seems to perfectly describe love, peace, and war.  A little less dramatic explanation of that statement would be that it explains why there are so many perspectives and why nobody can fully understand everyone else, even the wisest man or woman.  Simply, none of us have been everywhere or had every possible thought.

Life by rationalization.  Hmmmm....Good one, Richie!
6:57am • #5
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Chris....I am not doing anything you cannot do.....I do not have access to something you do not have.....in fact I have glimpsed in you a treasure trove of things waiting to come out and go to work. All I did was ask, seek, question, wonder, search, ponder and in the end...learned to do "nothing" correctly. This made me eligible for grace and mercy which transforms all onto the right path.....

In regards to your intellect,..... if it could lead you to where you needed to go....., it would. The fact is it cannot cross over into the other world. Only faith can help you here fueled by desire to know. POINT: Just become a hearer and observer and let the truth feed you soul not your intellect. Open your heart...not your mind.

Your close makes my point........It indicates truth at work in you.......because you are able to see it...just don't analyze it. Just observe and move on.

I enjoy you
2:49pm • #6


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