As a kid, we were all taught little life lessons. Vegetables are good for you; Don't run with sissors; Work first, play later. Or something close to those, and many more. What about those little life lessons that really aren't all that helpful to an adult. They can be sure, but if you were to use them as a general rule at all times, things may become... interesting.
Honesty is always the best policy.
Yes, honesty is a good thing. But not always. If you work with the public (a lot) and deal with all sorts of people (some of them being quite rude, unintelligent, and other such endearing traits), you can see my point. Sometimes, you would like nothing better than to tell some people that they can just go jump off a cliff, or that they're a dumbass. More often that not, I find myself biting my tongue, smiling, and walking away. If I were a direct, blunt, uncaring individual, I would just tell these people my thoughts. But I'm not. And I understand that not everybody suffers from being excessively nice to virtually everybody (especially to people they don't know). And that's good. But I have this issue of being a nice person, and therefore am frequently keeping my "honesty" to myself.
It's the thought that counts.
This is a lie. The thought without action is useless as an adult. If you don't do something at your job, they aren't likely to say "Oh, thats okay" if you tell them "I thought about it." If you have sex, and only think about using a condom, chances are, you'll get pregnant. If it's your girlfriend's birthday, and you come home and the only thing you have for her is "Well, I did think about getting you something honey, but [insert excuse here]" she is NOT going to be happy.
I know, this a very cynical, sarcastic outlook. But alas, thats the way my brain works.
Honesty is always the best policy.
Yes, honesty is a good thing. But not always. If you work with the public (a lot) and deal with all sorts of people (some of them being quite rude, unintelligent, and other such endearing traits), you can see my point. Sometimes, you would like nothing better than to tell some people that they can just go jump off a cliff, or that they're a dumbass. More often that not, I find myself biting my tongue, smiling, and walking away. If I were a direct, blunt, uncaring individual, I would just tell these people my thoughts. But I'm not. And I understand that not everybody suffers from being excessively nice to virtually everybody (especially to people they don't know). And that's good. But I have this issue of being a nice person, and therefore am frequently keeping my "honesty" to myself.
It's the thought that counts.
This is a lie. The thought without action is useless as an adult. If you don't do something at your job, they aren't likely to say "Oh, thats okay" if you tell them "I thought about it." If you have sex, and only think about using a condom, chances are, you'll get pregnant. If it's your girlfriend's birthday, and you come home and the only thing you have for her is "Well, I did think about getting you something honey, but [insert excuse here]" she is NOT going to be happy.
I know, this a very cynical, sarcastic outlook. But alas, thats the way my brain works.
Cynical, sarcastic, sure.... But I agree with all of it.
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