Hi, friends steemians, today I'm going to talk about honesty; Although the people around us do not always share all our opinions and will continue according to their lifestyle, honest people will say what they think and act accordingly.
Honest people have a better quality of life. They feel happier, and with courage and calm face problems and various obstacles in the way of their life. In this reading you will find that the habits of honest people are not so much, but they are worth a lot.
And all this is not because honest people are smarter or know the whole truth about what is happening. The reason is very simple: they do not have contradictions between thoughts and actions.
And no matter how incredible it may sound, such a psychological principle is easy to instill in yourself!
Honesty in thoughts and actions requires a certain level of personal development. First, you must be honest with yourself (authentic, authentic, if you wish).
Telling the truth is one of the main habits of honest people.
Honesty will not lead to anything if a person does not have the courage to defend the truth and also to demand it in any context and in any environment.
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- A person with an honest heart will not support injustice. He will not accept blackmail, he will not use half truths and less lies.
- A person seeks to maintain honesty not only in itself, but also in those around it.
It should be noted that this type of personal integrity is not easy to protect.
There are many scenarios in life where this "dishonesty" in disguise prevails. This is vile hypocrisy, of which it is important to be able to defend.
They know their defects and the "limits of what is allowed".
It would be absolutely useless to demand honesty from others if we are not able to practice this honesty for ourselves.
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In our daily reality, there is no lack of those who constantly boast of their virtues. But they remain only "on paper" (posters, postcards, etc.) or "in the air" (in advertising). In real life do not adhere to a single principle of those who preach.
With honest people, everything is different. Their personality is such that they have already traveled to their inner world and have recognized themselves, along with all the strengths and weaknesses, limitations and "emptiness".
They already know that they can change themselves and do better so that their weaknesses stop being gradual.
Such self-knowledge contributes to personal congruence. That is, situations where the thoughts and feelings of a person are consistent with their actions, when there is no place for falsehood and Manichean action, but only the inner balance, a humble and respectful heart.
They are transparent people: exactly as they look.
Being "transparent" is another of the habits of honest people. But this does not mean demonstrating to others the full background of their personality. Do not become too vulnerable, like a thin glass window.
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Honesty is synonymous with transparency in the sense that a person says and does what is in harmony with his personality.
No shifts or dissonances. Also, being honest means maintaining a certain pattern of behavior with other people (and relationships with them).
But being "transparent" is always and everywhere is not easy. It is inherent that the human being changes (we have many aspects).
In addition, we always face the need to "adjust" the environment, so that it is accepted by him.
An honest person does not have such a problem. If you do not like something or go against its principles, you will find a way to declare it.
They fight for what they really believe.
Very often it is the noblest, honest and modest people who suffer most from loneliness and feel rejected by their environment.
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This happens for a simple reason. Honesty is a battle. The person is afraid to say out loud what they do not like, what they consider disrespectful or illegal (in terms of their moral principles).
Some people like this sincerity (when people call everything by their own names, without softening anything). Honest people always speak clearly.
Therefore, honesty often becomes "inconvenient" (or even unacceptable). Then preference is given to other people: easily controlled, obedient, hypocritical, unprincipled ... The list goes on.
Honest people inspire, they become role models.
A person who lives in harmony with himself every day, preserving the perfect balance between his values and actions, can not but inspire those who can appreciate him.
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Maybe it is frankness, one of the habits of honest people, and it will seem somewhat hostile. But the wisdom, kindness and integrity of such a person will always be appreciated very highly.
So honest people have better friends. These are like-minded people, loyal employees and colleagues at work. They make their daily life easier and more enjoyable.
And if there are people in your life who have such an important characteristic as honesty, then try to keep them close, spend time with them, learn from them and share the best moments with them.
After all, these are the best gifts that society can offer us. Such people inspire us to be better.