THE FEEDING LIGHT OF HONESTY

 

There was a time I believed honest was given, a natural part of being human. A quiet agreement we all shared, even if unspoken. But somewhere along way, I started noticing cracks in the belief. Now, if I 'm being honest, I feel like there is hardly anyone left to trust.

Thus, it didn't happen over night . It was gradual like watching paint peel from a wall you once thought was flawless. Promises turned into excuses, loyalty turned into transactions, friendship became competition. And more I looked around, the more I realized: everyone seems to be chasing something, and they willing to bend the truth or even break it completely just to get there faster.

greed isn't new, but today it feels louder and more urgent. People are rushing to be rich, to be famous, to be seen. In that rush, honesty gets pushed aside like it is optional. It's like everyone wearing mask, saying the right thing while doing the opposite behind closed doors. It is hard to tell who is real anymore.

Moreover, this realization didn't just change how I see others, it changed how I see myself. I have started questioning what honest really means? is it just about telling the truth or is it about living it? Can you be honest in a world that rewards the opposite? do you protect your truth, or do you hide it to survive?

These are the questions I don't have all the answers to yet. But I do know this: honest might be fading, but it isn't dead. I 've seen it in rare moment, in quiet acts, in people who choose integrity even when it costs them. those moments remind me that honest still matters. That it still lives in the choice we make every day.

And maybe that's where it starts again, not in expecting the world to be honest, but in choosing to be even when it's hard.

AUTHOR:SOLO