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Honesty Is The Best Policy – Encouragement from Vision’s Chappies

by | Wed, Jan 4 2023

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By: Mark and Cindy Kujawa, Chaplains at Vision Christian Media

Is honesty a trait that has been lost in our society?

Like opening the door for a lady, has honesty been pushed aside into the pool of thought, ‘well no one is really doing it… so why should I!’

Sad to say, but there is some truth in that.

A story was told once:

The other day I was putting my bags of groceries into the car, I discovered at the bottom of the shopping trolley, the empty wrapper of the ‘Mars Bar’ I had eaten earlier. Obviously I hadn’t paid for it. I walked back to the cash register, waited in line, apologized for the oversight, and paid for it.

A man behind me, looking dumbfounded, challenged me, ‘It’s only a chocolate bar, who would have known. Weren’t you a bit silly coming back?’ For a split second I did feel silly, but then these words came to my mind…

‘Should you ever lose your wallet,’ I replied smiling, ‘I think that you would hope that somebody silly like me finds it.’

Honesty is admirable; it is a conduct that deserves esteem.

In the book of Proverbs Chapter 10:9 it says,

He who walks with integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will become known.

The quality of “honesty” doesn’t just come naturally. It needs to be nurtured and exercised to become a disciplined part of our character. It definitely shouldn’t become a dying trait.

This is just a thought… but why can’t our society be as honest as a ‘gentlemen’s handshake’ again?