Honesty?
I’m the kind of fellow your mother
warned you about,
I’ll break your heart and turn
your life inside out,
My dear I will tell you the
things you wish to hear,
I’ll wine you and dine you
so you’ll think that I care,
I’ll make you feel like
you’re that special one,
Then before you know it
I’ll be gone.
I’ll leave your heart
in so many parts,
That’s how it is
when you play with
the Thief of Hearts.
What if the world was as honest as this poem. I mean wouldn’t life be simpler? What’s that saying that to be forewarned is to be forearmed? Can you imagine a man telling a woman this up front. I mean everything would be just so open and honest. (Yeah Dream on brother! He better have his groin cup in place)
Many of us enjoy lies more than anything else. The best lies are the ones we tell ourselves. From the drug courier who believes his luck will be different from the several hundred others who tried and got caught to the person who believes their partner cares about them even though they have somebody else on the side. The best lies are truly the ones we tell ourselves.
I am no psychologist but I think the art of lying is learnt. Kids are usually the most honest humans there are. A college lecturer of mine went to visit her coworker and her newborn baby. She decided to take her six-year-old nephew with her. So there they are with other friends looking and getting all gaa gaa over the baby. The six year old takes one look on the baby and says
“ What an ugly child! “my god something wrong with her”. Of course this was much to the embarrassment of his aunt, whose lightning like reflexes were not enough to cover his mouth in time.
In the middle of all the blushing and stuttering by the adults in the room the newborn’s mother hugs the boy and says, “thanks you are the only honest one in the room. Cause I know the baby wasn’t all that”. (Just for the record her baby grew up to be a very pretty girl)
How is that for being honest? It has been said the truth shall set you free. Here is what I mean. Eg
HUSBAND: Honey let me be honest I cheated on you with your sister…
WIFE: What! Get out… Get out
See the truth sets him free cause she put his behind out the door. Nuff said! Mi gawn!
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