As usual, I am busy visiting other blogs when suddenly a quote from one blog caught my attention... it says "It is hard to tell if a man is telling the truth when you know you would lie if you were in his place" I remember that I heard that line a couple of times from a friend. And yes I believe that this is true.
In my life, I have faced a lot of pain and heartaches, after giving it a thought, I realize that I dont know what to believe anymore. Not because, I know I was treated like a fool or I cant trust the people around me... but because I know there are situations that it will be more complicated if you tell the truth.
How about you? What do you think about this line?
"It is hard to tell if a man is telling the truth when you know you would lie if you were in his place"
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I would prefer the truth any day. It is better to know the truth even when one gets hurt, than be happy living in a lie. Well this is my own opinion and everyone is entitled to her own. Happy blogging.
Interesting thought.
I generally find that the people who are least honest are those that believe everyone else is lying to them.
Its all about character. You see this is not what you do when others are watching you, but what you do nobody is watching. Telling the truth at all times and in all situations is the true test of character.
In my opinion everyone is lieing every now and then. It depends on how big the lie is and how things change when knowing the truth...
In the long run, the truth always hurts less.
I don't think anyone tells 100% truth 100% of the time. But I strive for that. I expect that of people I deal with also. If someone isn't going to be upfront with me and tell me the truth (even if it may hurt me) I don't want to have anything to do with that person. Harsh? Maybe. But these are the standards I hold for myself.
I agree with cromley's comment above.
That is a lot of food for thought there, and is quite interesting. We all have told white lies, but to boldly lie to hurt someone is so incorrect, and should be against our moral fiber, but it's a disease that grows quickly.
I would say that it all depends on one's perception.
If you hear someone say,"Hey, you look fabulous!"
Now, if you happen to think otherwise, you would probably think that the person is lying.
At the end of the day, you just hear what you want to hear.
That is an interesting quote, and one that will cause you to pause and think about things. You can't or shouldn't judge others by what you would personally do yourself. That having been said, I try to always be truthful, but there may be times when the truth can do more damage than good. It all comes down to your personal judgment of the situation.
have a great weekend!
"It is hard to tell if a man is telling the truth when you know you would lie if you were in his place"
True quote. As true as "We judge others to the extent we judge ourselves." However, there is also a lot of truth to Cromely's statement: I generally find that the people who are least honest are those that believe everyone else is lying to them.
Now. If we're our harshest critics we'll be critical of others [either inside ourselves or out loud].
HOWEVER, when we stop expecting ourselves to be perfect and even *accept 100%* ourselves [complete with our warts, foibles, imperfections and all]...guess what happens?
That's right. We begin accepting others for who THEY are.
Give me a person who berates and beats themselves and I'll show you a person who despises other people.
I am a person that believes in telling the truth. There is a such thing as diplomacy and tact, and even silence. But then, sometimes, silence can be a lie.
Lying is a total sign of disrespect, not only for the person you are lying to, but in yourself also, and requires a complete lack of trust in both parties.
But then I also believe in choices and facing the consequences of those choices.
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