Honesty

I'm not sure hot to write this entry. I have a friend who si having a hard time right now with someone in his/her life being dishonest and taking advantage of him/her.

To me honesty and integrity are like a river, always flowing in one direction and always changing, I would like to say that I am always honest but that would be a lie. I have told lies to get out of having to work on holidays and weekends that I've had plans to do something special with my family. that being said, I have done my best to lead an honest life, I have found purses and cell phones and made sure they were returned intact to their owners, I have owned up to mistakes that have caused me to be in trouble and other things that have just been the honest thing to do.

Like a river changes with the season so does our honesty grows and shrinks with how we react to the world around us. In the code of Bushido honesty is one of the most important virtues, being second only to loyalty and honor. I wish I could rush to my friends side and defend his/her honor and protect him/her from this person who is doing him/her wrong, yet all I can do is offer words of advice and encouragement ( little succor, though it is from the heart ).

I believe in Karma, and I know that one day the person who is hurting my friend will find themselves in either the same boat, or needing my friend to help them in some way, and I also know that my friend will either turn them away,( maybe he/she will help them because that is just the kind of person my friend is, kind hearted) and be done with them, or this person who has hurt my friend will find that someone they trusted has hurt them and that's where the river becomes a waterfall and crashes down around them, I know this because I was not a good person not so many years ago and that's what happened to me. God has a funny way of giving us wake up calls.

I spent all night at work thinking about my friend and his/her situation. I can only offer my prayers and my words of comfort to him/her. You are loved by more people that care than you are hated by people who wish you harm.