Visual Gratitude #23: Honesty

Often times people say how they've started to lose faith in humanity. I know I've said it before. When you see something awful or you get treated poorly by a person, it's easy to dig into humanity and say it's all going to hell. Especially when you realize that truths you've been told and have believed have only been lies. But then there's a gleaming ray of light that makes you realize that there truly are good people out there!

While house hunting I have realized that there's not so much honesty going around in the real estate business. Realtors are always trying to make the not-so-great qualities of a house into a huge benefit to purchasing the home. "Large master suite on top level!" is actually an attic space with ceilings no higher than five and a half feet. Of course when I came across this gem of a sign, my faith in real estate had been reinstated. "Mold everywhere". Who would purposely advertise that?! I'll tell you who. An honest person. Now this person probably just wants to gain the interest of some investor who wants to rip out sheet rock and make some money on the rehab. But at least anyone who inquires about this home will already know the truth that this house indeed has mold everywhere.

The moral of this story is simple: Be honest. Don't just be honest with those around you, but be honest with yourself. Think of lies as mold. In the end, do you really want to have mold everywhere?