Saturday, October 21, 2006
honesty-best policy, really??
To what extent does one need to be honest in a relationship or with anybody in general? Agreed, honesty is essential and is among the sustaining elements of trust-worthy relation, but what is the limit to which one needs to be honest? Can one draw the line in this regard? If a certain truth/fact would hurt the other person and if it is not important in the long run, can one decide not to let it out. Could this be termed "cheating" or being dishonest?
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if honesty is coming in the way of your love , then give it second priority kow! jus make a mental note not to 'cheat' him/her again.
It depends on how strong your relationship is. Agreed your truth might hurt him, but does he understand you to an extent where he will forgive and forget? Will he punish you for your mistake or will he forgive you and admire/like you even more for being honest?
To be honest or not to be is not decided by how the other person might react. It depends on how much burden you can carry on your conscience. If you can sleep peacefully at night while hiding this secret in your heart, then you can live with it. But if this hiding business is costing you your sleep and peace, then its better (for you) to admit your mistake.
I think what is more important is to be honest to yourself, then think about being honest to others.
Take it easy... if you dont always need the best then by elimination dis-honesty is second best policy!!
Tough question indeed!!
And as ur instincts wud tell u,there is no standard procedure.
Its good to be honest but sometimes its extremely dangerous,
One thing that comes to mind
Read godfather??
Michael Corleone confesses to Kay Adams abt his marriage to another women when she is in bed with him ..
he knows that she is totally mesmerrized with him at that point.
so she cud easily swallow the bitter pill..
Still u need to ask ur self, do u have so much insight into emotional matters? Do u emapthize really well?
Can u time it perfectly..
In human relations facade is as important as the truth
Cheers
It is always best to b totally totally honest... thats the best
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