Clareified

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I don’t expect that generosity to be always be reciproated tit for tat. There have been times that I’ve had to rely on my friends when I was going through some rough patches. But hopefully my friends know that I would do the same for them in a heartbeat.

Here’s the rub. I *do* have some expectations of my friends. The first and foremost of which is honesty. That is one of the virtues that doesn’t require any skill or any personal net worth - it just requires purity of thought, purity of heart and purity of deed. Although it may be difficult for me to hear it, there are times when my friends need to call me out on my bullshit. I don’t need a merry band of sycophants following me around. Similarly, if a friend tells me that s/he is going to do something, I expect that such thing will be done (absent unforeseen intervening circumstances).

Early in my blogging career I used to write about what I liar I was and how great a thing that was. Well, I have subsequently found out that not only am I not that great a liar at all –turns out I’m downright transparent — but I despise liars above all things. It’s why that De La Vega quote about getting rid of someone with the truth being better than keeping them with a lie resonated with me. I’m sure there are things I will rather not hear and I’m sure I’ll be resentful, but if I discover lies –when I discover lies — vaffles.

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