There was a farmer who sold a pound of butter to the baker. One day the baker decided to weigh the butter to see if he was getting a pound and he found that he was not. This angered him and he took the farmer to court.

The judge asked the farmer if he was using any measure. The farmer replied, "ur Honor, I am primitive. I don't have a proper measure, but I do have a scale." The judge asked, "Then how do you weigh the butter" The farmer replied "Your Honor, long before the baker started buying butter from me, I have been buying a pound loaf of bread from him. Every day when the baker brings the bread, I put it on the scale and give him the same weight in butter. If anyone is to be blamed, it is the baker."

What is the moral of the story? We get back in life what we give to others.

Whenever you take an action, ask yourself this question - Am I giving fair value for the wages or money I hope to make ?

Honesty and dishonesty become a habit. Some people practice dishonesty and can lie with a straight face. Others lie so much that they don't even know what the truth is anymore. But who are they deceiving ? Themselves -- more than anyone else.

Honesty can be put across gently. Some people take pride in being brutally honest. It seems they are getting a bigger kick out of the brutality than the honesty. Choice of words and tact are important.

Good thread tessa. Honesty is rare to find theses days and it is sad in my opinon. Years ago a persons word or handshake was all that was needed most of the time. Now there are contracts or a document signed for a transaction to take place. And there should be. Even your bestfriend borrowing $. The world needs more people with integrity and values.
No wonder people don't trust 1 another.
I have learned to become a "show me" person. Words are just that.
I agree that some who deceive others also in time deceive themselves into believing what untruth they say or dishonest act they do is justified.
I also know there are honest people,on the level,who do what they say they will,people who have self-respect and respect others. It does seem they are in the minority though.

if you don't have your word, you don't have much!

wow nice story :) love how it ties to honesty cause that's one of the main things i look for in a person. honesty.

We get back in life what we give to others.

My life's moto. For good or bad. Sometimes it's really hard to be loyal to myself, but I've "learned to accept with serenity what I cannot change".