Honesty is as basic as the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat.
When honesty takes a holiday.....
Lethal gases, poisonous wastes, toxic additives....gradually make our air unbreathable. Our water undrinkable, and our food inedible.
Honesty affects where we are, what we do and the things we use every day.
When honesty takes a holiday......
Building codes, fire-safety regulations, quality controls....can’t be trusted to keep our houses sound, our public structures safe and our products reliable.
Honesty holds together our nation, our community, and our very families.
When honesty takes a holiday......
A President’s oath of office, a doctor’s Hippocratic oath, a couple's marriage vows.....mean little or nothing.
Yet, honesty takes a holiday every time one person “bends” the truth a little, looks the other way, “borrows” something from the office, factory or classroom, overcharges a stranger or undercharges a friend, puts convenience, face-saving or money ahead of principle. Enough of these “holidays” could make our world unliveable. That’s what happens....when honesty takes a holiday.
Honesty is the basis of my life, and today may God forgive those whose dishonesty inflicts pain upon other because every day their honesty takes a holiday. I enjoyed this post to the fullest. Thank you From. Julian.
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