Honesty can be a hard pill to swallow. Often, it can go down the wrong pipe, choking you and taking your breath away. Once you have succeeded in swallowing this horse sized pill, and the pain subsides, you are left wondering “Is it really worth it?” In the long term, it can be beneficial to your health. Stress levels go down; some are not prone to drown their sorrows in substances designed to fog the mind; some are even thoughtful enough to curve the thoughts of ending it all.
Does honesty get you what you want? Not always, but it always gets you what you need. In times past I have lied in order to get what I wanted and it worked for the most part. But what happened, what I did get, I lost. I often wonder about the quote, “It’s better to have loved and lost, than to never have loved at all.” It causes me to wonder how the lost love was gained in the beginning, or anything else for that matter.
Honesty seems to be less appreciative in these days and times. I get it. I know how dishonesty can be so addictive when you get what you want all the time. But what I can’t understand is why some folks just don’t get it that honesty can get you what you need; realizing it’s what you wanted in the first place…it just takes longer…and you get to keep what you receive. Maybe it’s the times in which we live, disposable times.
I have learned to take honesty seriously, like a daily vitamin. My heart beats stronger, my eyes see more clearly, I have more energy, and my mind has less confusion. I just feel better all over. It’s getting it down that hurts sometimes. It’s well worth the pain.
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