Re: the best policy
Jake McHenry (seymour@ktis.net)
Mon, 17 May 1999 01:12:19 -0500
"To live outside the law you must be honest." -More Dylan from Blonde on
Blonde
> > '... Also,' writes, Thor, ' if I'm honest to a person's face
> > that I don't care to spend time with them, I don't need
> > to be catty behind their back. My life is becoming so much
> > easier ...'
> >
> > Does his increased ease depend on the assumption that
> > the rest of us who come in contact with him are equally
> > forthright?
> >
> > Scottie B.
> >
>
>
> Irrelevant, Scottie. If I get hurt (and I do often) by others'
dishonesty,
> I work to shrug it off, not completely successfully, but improving.
> Dishonest people get hurt, too. When I lived a SEVERELY dishonest life,
my
> troubles were mostly caused by me.
>
> If I stop making the mistake of talking out of both sides of my mouth, My
> troubles decrease, regardless of others' actions.
>
> Sorry, not trying to be a pillar of virtue here, just trying to have more
> integrity on a daily basis.
>
> Thor
>
>
> _______________________________________________________________
> Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com