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October 2008 
Sincerity
Posted on Mar 28th, 2008
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clyde
clyde
How does one ever know if someone is sincere?
I love sincerity. I like to practice random acts of kindness, but I also like to practice stuff sincerely from the heart. Not MERELY kind. And there is NO question there are many kind people here. And there is no question there are plenty of sincere ones. Just wondering sometimes where the heart is. We're all very nice, you know
Especially on online communities it seems challenging to feel a heart when someone may just be being kind.
Anyhow, this isn't cynical just real. Sort a sincere.
I have a lot more to say on the matter, but gotta go to Legoland with the kiddies today.
sincere wishes on a beautiful day
clyde
I love sincerity. I like to practice random acts of kindness, but I also like to practice stuff sincerely from the heart. Not MERELY kind. And there is NO question there are many kind people here. And there is no question there are plenty of sincere ones. Just wondering sometimes where the heart is. We're all very nice, you know
Especially on online communities it seems challenging to feel a heart when someone may just be being kind.
Anyhow, this isn't cynical just real. Sort a sincere.
I have a lot more to say on the matter, but gotta go to Legoland with the kiddies today.
sincere wishes on a beautiful day
clyde
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“Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue.”
~ Confucius quote
thank you jen
Confucius had it together. The crook of his arm for a pillow on his wanderings, from the story at least.
Does truth begin in sincerity?
And…what is the measure of that sincerity?
How might this sort of thing be spotted in an online universe?
Food for thought tossed into the universe. I havn't a clue.
I'm just about the questions anymore. hahahaha
sincerely, i don't care if people think i'm nice and i'll not go out of my way trying to prove to them that i am by being kind when it just isn't in me to do so.
I respect that. I tend to attract people like that too. it doesn't bother me and though I can feel and thick skinned enough and don't need to be coddled.
Though, I AM a VERY big proponet of TLC, it does fly in the face of the 'in your face' approach that has to happen. Striving for a mixture, and trying to cultivate love in myself.
You can tell when i'm grumpy though. Just want to not curse people with my grumpiness.
I believe there can be a trap on the other side of imbalancing on the side of 'in your face' too.
Being fake is screwed up though. Sincerity is authenticity. If I am in pain or grumpy, I shouldn't put on a face to always be 'sunshine'.
so….i don't disagree
What's that about Vinegar and Honey?
Oh! that's about flies.
Didn't someone write a book about that?
Lord of the Flies.
Being fake sucks.
but being callus sucks more.
haha perhaps i used a poor choice of words? just seems like most of the stuff what people call “kindness” is very much insincere, is what i was trying to say… i guess. kinda. sorta. in a way…
ugh
that was very much my point as well. that 'kindness' is just another mask. My question, not so pointedly, but essentially asked, “How does and can authenticity be measured?”
Callousness is also a major issue. Insensitivity. And that is the balance I was mentioning before. Both are very necessary.
I'm always carrying around the idea 'do no harm' through my day. Come to think of it, I have always (and I think I'm not too alone here on this one), looked back on my day to see if I had been fair and good. Cause…being bold, I can be a bit of a brat. Or even callously obnoxious. I have come a long way on that and feel much better about the words that come out of my mouth and the actions I am taking. Must always be mindful of Karma! But…not so much. It's more about being mindful with our heart and compassion.
I'm diverging…again…
It's more about being mindful with our heart and compassion … INDEED … and an awareness of the pitfalls of SOPHISTICATED SELF-INTEREST.