hon·es·ty [ onnastee ] (plural hon·es·ties)
noun
Definition:
1. moral uprightness: the quality, condition, or characteristic of being fair, truthful, and morally upright
2. truthfulness: truthfulness, candor, or sincerity
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The difference between honesty and the truth, they are mostly considered one and the same. When in fact Honesty is pure principle, there are no shades of gray, you are either honest or dishonest. There is no such thing as half honest. Truth on the other hand is more subjective, it is possible for one situation to have several different truths that can appear to contradict each other, until you consider the different individual perspectives. There fore you can tell an honest lie. You would simply tell the truth from what you understand of the facts at that moment.
Honesty is a more desirable and reasonable virtue. Being truthful may be too difficult. It requires you have access to all info while considering all angles of the issue at the time. It is a hard thing to do and and if a person speaks from the heart and portrays that interpretation of the truth is a kind manner.
Honesty is difficult to deliver every time, simply because if you are honest you would be unkind. However if being dishonest about some thing to make them feel better is a kindness that can trump sticking to complete honesty.
1 comment:
Msn:
Now that has my brain fired up (in a good way).
I always say there is truth, and then there is TRUTH, while honesty is just that.
The point you make about subjectivity is spot on.
Much truth can be relative to the moment, the venue, or whatever, while CERTAIN TRUTHS are unchanging.
(we need to breathe to survive...an undeniable TRUTH, for example)
Honesty equating to PRINCIPLES...fantastic way of saying it.
You can still be truthful by omitting things...just not AS truthful if you had included those things.
Yes, both truth and honesty can be enlightening as well as hurtful. We have to play a balancing act with them.
This is a wonderful post that straightens out a lot of "the curves" and fills in the ruts when we're on the road of either truth or honesty.
well said.
Stay safe & dry down there.
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