"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