Example: the moral of "telling the truth", & "being honest". From what I've learned, people don't want to hear the truth, they only want to hear what they want you to say.
Example of that is: A person tells you to stop being negative about a topic. They say they want you to be more positive. But they're idea of "being positive", is for you to never mention what you really feel to them about the matter. In fact, you aren't being negative, your being realistic in the way were your seeing both the positive & negative of the matter in order to figure out the problem. But your friend feels that just by acknowledging the possible negative, that your being negative.
You learn that all this person wants you to do is say only the positive about the issue, & not mention what you really feel. So you do that from now on, & the person then feels your an easy going, positive person.
I see this especially in the business world. So why be honest when everyone wants dishonesty?
2006-12-19
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