Daily OM:Promises are easily made. Keeping
them often proves more difficult because when we are pressured to strive
always for perfection, we find it simpler to agree to undertake
impossible tasks than to say no. Likewise, there is an infinite array of
circumstances that conspire to goad us into telling falsehoods, even
when we hold a great reverence for truth. When you endeavor to
consistently keep your word, however, you protect your reputation and
promote yourself as someone who can be trusted to be unfailingly
truthful. Though your honesty may not always endear you to others--for
there will always be those who fear the truth--you can nonetheless be
certain that your integrity is never tarnished by the patina of deceit.
Since frankness and sincerity form the basis of all life-enriching
relationships, your word is one of your most precious and powerful
possessions.
When we promise more than we can deliver, hide from the consequences of
our actions through falsehoods, or deny our true selves to others, we
hurt those who were counting on us by proving that their faith was
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