Honesty

Honest is necessary for trust and communication because it implies there is nothing you would hide. It also implies an integrity because there is nothing contradictory about the communication. The truly honest are those who communicate their joy to those they meet.

• “Only the trusting can afford honesty, for only they can see its value. Honesty does not apply only to what you say. The term actually means consistency. There is nothing you say that contradicts what you think or do; no thought opposes any other thought; no act belies your word; and no word lacks agreement with another. Such are the truly honest. At no level are they in conflict with themselves. Therefore it is impossible for them to be in conflict with anyone or anything.”  
  M – 4.II.1
  
  
• “Every thought you would keep hidden shuts communication off, because you would have it so. It is impossible to recognize perfect communication while breaking communication holds value to you. Ask yourself honestly, “Would I want to have perfect communication, and am I wholly willing to let everything that interferes with it go forever?”  T – 15.IV.8