Tuesday, December 02, 2003
Honesty or truthfulness
Honesty: The quality or state of being honest; probity; fairness and straightforwardness of conduct, speech, etc.;
Truthful: Corresponding to reality; true
Ok here is the debate: Does one constitute the other?
I say, certainly not!!! Because you are truthful I can only count on you to state facts. I think the main factoring difference here is straightforwardness. Without the upfrontness you are just stating facts. I relate these terms to relationships with people. If Ihave someone in my life is truthful I can count on them to give me a truthful answer at all times. But what about those times when I don't know I need to ask the question. What good is your truthful observation if you sit on it and wait for me to ask you about it. You need someone who's honest, who will tell you, you are wrong or being stubborn or acting like ass even when its not what you want to hear. That is honesty!
Truthful: Corresponding to reality; true
Ok here is the debate: Does one constitute the other?
I say, certainly not!!! Because you are truthful I can only count on you to state facts. I think the main factoring difference here is straightforwardness. Without the upfrontness you are just stating facts. I relate these terms to relationships with people. If Ihave someone in my life is truthful I can count on them to give me a truthful answer at all times. But what about those times when I don't know I need to ask the question. What good is your truthful observation if you sit on it and wait for me to ask you about it. You need someone who's honest, who will tell you, you are wrong or being stubborn or acting like ass even when its not what you want to hear. That is honesty!
Monday, December 01, 2003
Generally Speaking, of course
A speaking acquaintance, a slight acquaintance with a person, or one which merely permits the exchange of salutations and remarks on indifferent subjects.
To be on speaking terms, to be slightly acquainted.
speaking
adj 1: capable of or involving speech or speaking; "human beings--the speaking animals"; "a speaking part in the play" [syn: speaking(a)] [ant: nonspeaking] 2: capable of speech; "the speaking animal" [syn: speaking(a), speech-endowed] n 1: the utterance of intelligible speech [syn: speech production]
Normally when I chat online I open with some obscure word or small question. Busy? Be good, or being good at it? I dont wanna grow up I'm a Toy R Us kid. Normally its anything but hello. In the past I have encountered people who have a problem with this. But their issue only made me more reslient in my efforts not to change it. I feel as though people who know me on an iontimate level know that, thats just my way of speaking or giving salutations. Their opinions, on a good day, are the only ones that matter and if they know me on intimate level they have already excepted my inadequacies.
Hello is a formality, I actually customize my references according to the person I am talking too. If its my friend guy from High School, it 'what up'. If its my best friend, usually its 'why are you online' (lets just say computers are not her thing) if its my other friend it could be any PBS anthem that comes to mind or whatever. The point is that because I do not say hello specifically does not make me rude, the fact that I said anything at all (which is a stretch for me if I dont really know you) should serve as notice of my intent to speak.
Get it?
Got it?
Good!
To be on speaking terms, to be slightly acquainted.
speaking
adj 1: capable of or involving speech or speaking; "human beings--the speaking animals"; "a speaking part in the play" [syn: speaking(a)] [ant: nonspeaking] 2: capable of speech; "the speaking animal" [syn: speaking(a), speech-endowed] n 1: the utterance of intelligible speech [syn: speech production]
Normally when I chat online I open with some obscure word or small question. Busy? Be good, or being good at it? I dont wanna grow up I'm a Toy R Us kid. Normally its anything but hello. In the past I have encountered people who have a problem with this. But their issue only made me more reslient in my efforts not to change it. I feel as though people who know me on an iontimate level know that, thats just my way of speaking or giving salutations. Their opinions, on a good day, are the only ones that matter and if they know me on intimate level they have already excepted my inadequacies.
Hello is a formality, I actually customize my references according to the person I am talking too. If its my friend guy from High School, it 'what up'. If its my best friend, usually its 'why are you online' (lets just say computers are not her thing) if its my other friend it could be any PBS anthem that comes to mind or whatever. The point is that because I do not say hello specifically does not make me rude, the fact that I said anything at all (which is a stretch for me if I dont really know you) should serve as notice of my intent to speak.
Get it?
Got it?
Good!
