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I want to be honest

I'm talking of morals. My morality isn't as great as it should be. But I have a dream - to become a person of high morals. Only here and there, you know, sometimes I'm not as honest as I should be.
 
It's especially difficult to deal with all those things I did in the past. When I remember, I can't believe it was me. How could I? What do I do about it now?
 
Honesty comes first, from being honest with yourself. Habits can be formed, good or bad. If you want to be an honest person, you must form the habit of being that. Sometimes telling the truth hurts people too, but at least you'll never have to question your own integrity, or have it called out by someone else.
 
Originally posted by: compuwiz1
Honesty comes first, from being honest with yourself. Habits can be formed, good or bad. If you want to be an honest person, you must form the habit of being that. Sometimes telling the truth hurts people too, but at least you'll never have to question your own integrity, or have it called out by someone else.
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Oh, it'll be called in to question by someone else, sooner or later. Liars expect other people to lie.
 
Originally posted by: Booster
I'm talking of morals. My morality isn't as great as it should be. But I have a dream - to become a person of high morals. Only here and there, you know, sometimes I'm not as honest as I should be.
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No, you really don't want that.

Your dream should be to become a person of high standards.

There is too much debate, relativity to morality.

Honesty is easy. But first you have to be honest with yourself. And based on your next post:

It's especially difficult to deal with all those things I did in the past. When I remember, I can't believe it was me. How could I? What do I do about it now?
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You have already achived honesty with yourself. You know who you are, you know who you were. Now, figure out what you want to accomplish next. What is your goal in life?
 
Originally posted by: compuwiz1
Honesty comes first, from being honest with yourself. Habits can be formed, good or bad. If you want to be an honest person, you must form the habit of being that. Sometimes telling the truth hurts people too, but at least you'll never have to question your own integrity, or have it called out by someone else.
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Right, but don't tell the truth for the sake of it. Being a good person also includes a high degree of humbleness and modesty. I myself am a very critical person, so I have to constantly watch myself, keep myself from trying to judge or fix people.
 
Don't lie. What's with this 'honest with yourself' crap? When someone asks you a question, you tell them the truth. Easy as that.
 
Originally posted by: Booster
It's especially difficult to deal with all those things I did in the past. When I remember, I can't believe it was me. How could I? What do I do about it now?
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You can do nothing about the past. Let it go and forgive yourself. Take small steps in being honest in areas you previously were not and it all adds up. Don't be discouraged when you don't succeed. You only truly fail when you give up

 
Originally posted by: compuwiz1
Honesty comes first, from being honest with yourself. Habits can be formed, good or bad. If you want to be an honest person, you must form the habit of being that. Sometimes telling the truth hurts people too, but at least you'll never have to question your own integrity, or have it called out by someone else.
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"A liar is worse to have around than a thief... yet I would rather cope with a liar than with a person who takes self-righteous pride in telling the truth, all of the truth and all of the time, let the chips fall where they may - meaning 'No matter who is hurt by it, no matter what innocent life is ruined.' Maureen, a person who takes smug pride in telling the blunt truth is a sadist, not a saint."

- Ira Johnson to Maureen Johnson, To Sail Beyond The Sunset by Heinlein
 
Originally posted by: Booster
Got any tips? Are you 100% honest? If so, do you have a secret of some sort?
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Just tell her about the penis pump, I'm sure she'll still be impressed with the 2 inches of doom
 
I appreciate the sentiment, but being the son of a consummte salesman I find it nearly impossible not to lie to people I have contempt for. there's a mental block preventing me from find this immoral.

The last time I lied to someone I loved was as a teenager, and I still regret it. 🙁
 
Originally posted by: Booster
It's especially difficult to deal with all those things I did in the past. When I remember, I can't believe it was me. How could I? What do I do about it now?
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Make amends.
 
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