Let's Be Honest, Shall We?

Today I wanted to open the conversation about the need for honesty in this day in age. The image above represents that the road to honesty is long and difficult, but it can be beautiful as well. The rise of social media and the internet as a whole, has made it easier for people to be too honest with one other. MTV has even made money from producing shows like “The Real World”, “The Challenge”, and “Catfish”, shows that are based on people suffering from this phenomenon of being too honest but not trusting people. These themes of deception and lies are at the root of some of the problems everyday people have. Honesty is by definition means free from deception (Webster’s American English Dictionary). Constructive honesty is something that is a rare artifact in these types of shows, today’s politics, our own personal lives, and sometimes even in the news. Maybe if people in positions of power were more honest with themselves then they would be more honest with those who trusted them enough to appoint them to that position. Being honest with one’s self seems to be what most of us find most difficult to. Once we become truly honest with ourselves then being honest with others will come naturally. Today people need to be more constructively honest with themselves and others than this world of ours could start moving forward to a more positive place. I want to leave you with the words of Gandhi "Be truthful, gentle, and fearless".   

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