Honesty really is the best policy

THREE of us were travelling in a car. My two friends who are neighbours were arguing inexplicably.

But when the car stopped to drop one of them home, they both hugged and kissed each other, and one reminded the other about their appointment the next morning.

I watched in awe. This, I said to myself, is honesty in action.

The first kind of honesty is honesty within. If I am honest with myself, there need be no situation in which I am not honest with others.

If someone does not believe me, if someone distrusts me, perhaps it is a sign that I need to check myself.

Instead of blaming them, I should realise this, and look where I went wrong.

Honesty does not mean simply speaking your mind. It means to be clear about everything going on inside you.

Where there is honesty, feelings become pure and clean, and there will be clarity reflected in our words; they will be filled with the power of truth, and spoken with ease and without hesitation.

Honesty reinforces the element of trust in a relationship. There is transparency and openness. One is able to appreciate the aspirations of other individuals, and act accordingly.

Think before you speak, and choose your words with care. Flavour your conversation with vibrant words and cheerful expressions.

Heighten your perception, and live a rich and vivid existence. Truth, like the sun, can never remain hidden. It has the success of being self-evident.