Hello. Undoubtedly the nature of human beings likes honesty. Nobody prefers a dishonest behavior to an honest and faithful one. However, there is a controversy about whether being frank all the time is a wise and tactful behavior. Despite the fact that everybody desires to be always treated honestly, they themselves behave in a range from being honest all the time to being mysterious and even fraud in some situations. In my opinion, none of these extremes are wise.
In spite of the fact that honesty is associated with human spirits, being honest all the time is not a tactful manner. you may be hurt if you share all your thoughts with a person you do not know well in case they cheat you. So honesty is a wise policy whenever you know your companies well, but this is not meant that you are allowed to be dishonest with people because it will spoil your spirit. In other cases when we do not know people with whom we are dealing, we should behave more tactfully, that is to hide information which are secret and unnecessary to state. we should adopt a moderate approach in our life, by which I mean not cheating others nor letting others cheat you. In conclusion, honesty is not telling others all the secret and private issues in your life but using more tact and behaving thoughtfully in all situations. On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 1:54 PM, claire <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear all, > > You must have known the proverb,'Honesty is the best policy' > because a lot of people like to give a piece of advice ended with this > proverb.;) > > When do you think it's wise to exercise it and when it's not? > > Looking forward to your reply,be it short or long,as long as it's > honest!LOL > > Thank you in advance and best regards, > > Claire > > > > -- "When you know what you want,and you want it badly enough,you'll find a way to get it." "Successful leaders have the courage to take action while others hesitate." --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ESL Podcast". To post to this group, send email to: [email protected] or just reply this message For invite your friends, visit: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/members_invite Know how help us, visit this FAQ at: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/web/frequently-asked-questions -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
