Honesty in Your Neighborhood

Day 240: Don't Pretend to Virtues You Don't Have

NOTE: If the title of this section makes no sense to you, it doesn't to me either. I think there was a word left out.

Ok, so here I am, sitting at my desk reading this section and thinking "wow, I have spent the last 240 days trying to be a better person and incorporate the values and ethics I've been reading about into my everyday life. And I'd be lying to anyone who sees this work if I said that upon reading all these values, I am higher than everyone else and I am qualified to teach these to everyone I meet." No, that's a lie. Here I am, sitting at my desk trying to remember if there have been any values that have permanently seeped into my being as a result of this New Year's resolution. And honestly, yes, some of them have, and honestly, no a lot of them haven't.

So no, a year of reading this book won't fix everything, but yes, a year of reading this book will change your mindset. I'm thinking that it would take more than 1 year to incorporate all these things into my life. So maybe I'll keep going with this? I just had to be honest.

Day 241: "Love Your Neighbor": What Is the Neighbor's Responsibility?

We are commanded to love our neighbors, this we know. What how do we love them? What is the ultimate way to show someone we love them?

I've found in my personal relationships, that I most appreciate the person who can read me like a book whether I want them to or not. It is this intuition in my friends that shows me how they truly feel. They have taken the time to get to know me and understand me to the point where they know what I'm really thinking without me having to really say it all the time.

Thanks to all the good friends out there!