Monday, March 22, 2010

a bond for my countrymen

i believe it to be impossible to foster mutual trust between two cultures that have such a tentative relationship with the truth. if one begins with the mostly accurate assumption that the negotiating table is filled with liars, real progress is unlikely.

this has to change. from both sides. and if not for those sitting across from us at the table, then at least for ourselves. we hurt ourselves every day, in a million ways, with every "accepted" and "familiar" white lie we tell.

don't tell me a lie that will make me feel better right now, because i will hate you for it when i discover the truth.

1 comments:

totalwaste said...

a man is selling his house, and a young couple come to take a look. they aren't impressed, but they tell him that it's a lovely house and that they'll consider it.

this is not a good thing, but it's okay.

what i'm referring to is on the scale of the young couple enthusiastically agreeing to buy the house, with no intention of following through.

that's not the same thing at all.