IS HONESTY THE BEST POLICY?

rainy · Post by **rainy** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 5:58 pm

  As a saggitarian honesty n the truth are of utmost importance 2me but I have found that despite my utter conviction on this, honesty hasnt always bin the best policy. Wud ne one like 2 share thier thoughts on this?

rainy

Edited to add Third Option.

Post by **swetha** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 6:24 pm

i think it is.. u know maybe at times u do feel that lying wud have been better. but i feel in the long run honesty always helps.

Vishwas · Post by **Vishwas** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 7:03 pm

Yes & No.

Rhutobello · Post by **Rhutobello** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 7:35 pm

my driving rule is honesty.
But it's allow to think, so if honesty do more damage then benefit, then I will not use honesty.

So you should have a third option on your poll....that's why you did't get mine

Vishwas · Post by **Vishwas** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 7:51 pm

Same here, that is why I have not yet polled it.

Rutho, I can add a thrid option to it, what do we name it as??

Rhutobello · Post by **Rhutobello** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:02 pm

Maybe:

"Only if honesty benefit the reciver"

The question is...who can judge....

but I myself feel that the reciver must gain something with me beeing honest.

rainy · Post by **rainy** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:36 pm

I did try twice 2 add a 3rd option which was DEPENDS (if so plz say on wot)

rainy · Post by **rainy** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:40 pm

one example i can give is wen a best friends boyfriend seriously tried it on with me
I no wot i believe but life is not as simple as that, it seems ?

Vishwas · Post by **Vishwas** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:28 pm

Ok, no problemo, I have add the "DEPENDS" option.

rainy · Post by **rainy** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:36 pm

thankyou vishvas,
if sumone close lies 2 me it destroys everything
Am i alone
rainy

rainy · Post by **rainy** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:39 pm

swetha wrote:i think it is.. u know maybe at times u do feel that lying wud have been better. but i feel in the long run honesty always helps.

no i dont think lyin is better under ne circumstances but i live in a world where that is an option

rainy · Post by **rainy** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:49 pm

Rhutobello wrote:Maybe:

"Only if honesty benefit the reciver".

wot if ur the victim?
sure ultimately they cud gain by thier acceptence of the truth but wot if they dont or wont c. this world seems 2b full of gud people but wot of the bad people n there r plently in my experience, seems like sum towns r more4 full of them than others.  Can sumone tell me wot happens 2 them plz?
rainy x

rainy · Post by **rainy** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:54 pm

Sum people, i believe r evil.
Wot happens 2 them?
rainy x

Rhutobello · Post by **Rhutobello** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 10:01 pm

If you think about the phrase "only if honesty benefit the reciver" then you take away personal gain.

There is lot of cases where I can say a "white lie are better then the truth"

Let say you are an exstrem jealous person. One day I saw your husband in talk with another woman. Later that day you ask me if I had seen your husband.
I know your jealosy...and I would say NO. This benefit you more...because I haven't seen him dooing anything wrong, but your jelousy would destroy your day and his.

There is lot of other cases too......Say someone who are ill....staying in hospital...you know information that might kill her.....will you say it in order to be honest?

The main thing to be honest is, if it gives important information that benefit the person that get it!
With this I think on both bad and good information....if I know someone fool around with someone else and the wife ask me....I might have said it if I respect and know the wife are a good person.

rainy · Post by **rainy** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 11:47 pm

i need help[/quote]

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