Thursday 1 December 2011

Christmas Spirit

For Christmas this year, I'm not receiving any actual paper and bow gifts.
I'm receiving the best gift I could ever get. I'm going to Passion Conference.
It's a christian conference where people from all over the world come together in one place to celebrate
the love of Jesus Christ. It's not a gift you can wrap, but a gift I will benefit from in the future to come.
It is not a pair of jeans that will go out of style in two weeks, or a cell phone that will be upgraded in a year.
It's an eternal gift that can never be repaid. I'm so thankful for this gift from my parents.

Honesty.

There's often a time in every person's life where you lie. Usually the lie is to cover something up, to surprise, or to even be nice. Lying has become part of everyone's life at some point. There's something about the lie that makes us have an adrenaline rush or the ability to control how someone feels. It's something that someone can control when their life seems to be uncontrollable. Is it right to lie to someone if you are just being nice? Is it okay to lie about a dress that makes her look fat? A lie, is a lie, is a lie. When the realization of a lie comes to be known you get that stomach drop feeling like you just fell of of a cliff. It's the worst feeling in the world. The trust this person has had for you, now means absolutely nothing. You have given them nothing to go on or by with the rest of the relationship.

Honesty is the best policy. Why can't we all follow that rule?