How about being honest

Fortunately, I never have to ask this question or make this comment because I think that's what it is: a comment. Can't you just be honest for once?
Honesty conquers all, they say, but being honest doesn't really get you anything, and certainly not the respect of your friends. Try being honest and saying what's going on or what you've seen, for example about a relationship. Most friends won't believe you. If you keep your mouth shut, you've of course also pretended that the people concerned will find out for themselves that their partner has been unfaithful. And what about being honest when you receive a gift? Opinions on this are also divided. Some say it's the gesture that counts, but the gesture costs money and also creates an extra pile of rubbish. And rubbish is a no-no these days, because it's all bad for the environment. And with the constant nagging about the environment, generations have been brought up with this and it's starting to get so tiresome that a lot of people don't give a damn anymore, and to be honest, I'm one of them. I think I'm already very economical, I recycle a lot, I reuse a lot, I'm not a shopaholic, I tighten my belt, and that's of course also a very good reason why I can save money. Nowadays, there's another one of those ridiculous advertising messages on the radio: we're constantly being told that there's a power shortage and that we should do our laundry at a different time, and the same goes for showering. Why? Because someone else can't charge their dishwasher, tumble dryer, or electric car. Sorry, but this makes my jaw drop. I have to turn off my light bulb earlier and I can't wash the dishes or take a shower, not even once a week, because someone else has to charge their electric car every day, simply because there isn't enough power. I absolutely cannot take such a statement seriously, because it is obviously nonsense to talk everyone into buying an electric car, electric bicycle, mobile phone, new computer and so on when there is simply no electricity available. Of course, that electricity is available somewhere, but Bill Gates gets it for data centres located in our country. Electricity generated by wind turbines whose blades sometimes come loose and wear out quickly when spinning. Blades that suffer from erosion and whose pieces fall off, fly through the air and are carcinogenic. Blades that harm birds. Blades that are completely useless, and that is called green electricity, or good for the environment. How about being honest for a change? Or rather, how about using your common sense for once? You know, the brain, the ability to think that humans have and boast about as distinguishing them from animals. Perhaps in this respect, we are also suffering, not only from stupidity, but also from the 'emperor's new clothes syndrome'. Simply parroting what others say without noticing that there is no basis or logic to it. That is why honesty does not last the longest, but also why, as the Dutch saying goes: Even if the lie is quick, the truth is slow, a lie is still a lie. The truth is not being sought, simply because people do not want to know the truth. This is also a reason why the same mistakes are made over and over again and history repeats itself: humans learn nothing.

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13-1-2026
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