Keep Your Word

 

Human beings have both positive and negative characteristics. Trustworthiness is one of the most important characteristic of a person of character.

Trustworthiness reqires you keep your word, being honest in your interactions and to keep your word too. Of course there are difficulties in keeping your word. 

In your everyday life situations, you say things without intention. For example: if you a father, you promise things to your children in order to satisfy and make them happy for the moment. You would say to your son that, you will play football this weekend in order to make him happy. But you know your schedule is busy. If you have a busy agenda then what is the point of promising to your son things which you would not have chance to do. 

If you promise things to people and don't keep your word, then you will lose your credibility. Therefore if you break your promise couple of times, then it is almost impossible to rebuild trust on them. They will never ever believe you at the first time. The most beneficial way to save yourself from losing trust on other people is not to promise at all. However if you promise, then keep it limited. Make only few promises and when you do, try your best to keep your word everytime. Only this way you will be able to be a responsible person who cares about his or her words.

                                                         Solomon H.