Sincerity

 

Human beings consciously or unconsciously project the kind of personality and attitudes they possess. What they project are essentially two: the thoughts they externally express and the inner feelings they experience within. The thoughts externally conveyed and the inner feelings of a person need not always be complementary. A student can pretend to be quite confident for the examinations while the inner feelings within may be just the opposite. A thief can plead innocence of a theft which he/she committed. And practice has made several persons to be very convincing in their external expression of thoughts while cleverly hiding the feelings within. A person of integrity is one whose thoughts and feelings are not different.

Sincerity in what we speak or do in our lives is a great personal value which has its influence on the society. Persons of integrity and sincerity find acceptance and command respect. But, it would not be an exaggeration to say that persons of integrity are rare today. Honesty and sincerity do not have much market value today. In fact, persons of honesty and uprightness fail to thrive in today�s world.

The remedy begins when one is courageous enough to see the truth about oneself. One should be willing to admit one�s failures rather than finding justifications for one�s bad behaviour. Secondly, one�s life should be rooted in values. Thirdly, sincerity can be practised by obeying the dictates of one�s conscience. Finally, remember that we cannot hide our actual self for too long because people perceive both parts of our communication: what the thinking part says and our inner feelings.