Honesty! You are welcome
Human beings tend to go beyond material and words in relationship. It takes courage to be true to ourselves and with everyone. The need for trust and honesty arises when relationship goes deeper. Just think to how many people you can really share your feelings and inner thoughts. How is that a person gets a lover but not honesty?
“Honesty is such a lonely word.” Looking within oneself and the society around us, one can see that honesty is disregarded. However, deep within one’s heart everyone longs for honesty. Sometimes functional relationship takes precedence over genuine relationship, when the other is treated in terms of productivity.
Yes, one can built a mansion, buy large plot of land, accumulate huge sum of money and so on and so forth. But at the end of the day, one longs for someone to whom one can trust. This deep thirst cannot be satisfied with material value but only with genuine human touch, that is, honesty.
There are many people who are sincerely seeking for meaning in relationships, work-place, school, hospital, religion, marriage, family, association, organization, and society at large.
The song “Honest” is one of the masterpieces of an American singer and song writer, Billy Joel in 1978. This song challenges the listener....will you let down your brother and sister, who silently beg you to be honest with them.
"Honesty"
If you search for tenderness
It isn't hard to find
You can have the love you need to live
But if you look for truthfulness
You might just as well be blind
It always seems to be so hard to give
Honesty is such a lonely word
Everyone is so untrue
Honesty is hardly ever heard
And mostly what I need from you
I can always find someone
To say they sympathize
If I wear my heart out on my sleeve
But I don't want some pretty face
To tell me pretty lies
All I want is someone to believe
Honesty is such a lonely word
Everyone is so untrue
Honesty is hardly ever heard
And mostly what I need from you
I can find a lover
I can find a friend
I can have security
Until the bitter end
Anyone can comfort me
With promises again I know, I know
When I'm deep inside of me
Don't be too concerned
I won't ask for nothin' while I'm gone
But when I want sincerity
Tell me where else can I turn
Cause you're the one that I depend upon
Honesty is such a lonely word
Everyone is so untrue
Honesty is hardly ever heard
And mostly what I need from you
(Thanks Friar Sidney J. Mascarenhas for sharing with me this insightful song. This song is the true cry of humanity for building genuine human relationships.)
Let’s invite honesty personally and in our society.... Honesty! Walk with us....
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