Greetings,
so far this semester, we have read about and discussed various "off shoot" topics from the first season of Breaking Bad.
These have included immigration, health care, the war on drugs and family dynamics. We also touched on the issue of honesty in relationships, particularly a marriage. This becomes an increasingly alarming issue in Breaking Bad between Walter and Skylar and between Marie and Hank.
A few weeks ago, I asked all four sections of my 20 classes to complete a sentence:
Being honest is less about ...and more about....
As I looked through them, there were several that were very similar, but many others that differed quite a bit. I selected a well rounded sampling of the responses and have listed them below. Please print this list out and bring to class on Monday.
Honesty is less about truthfulness and more about vulnerability.
Being honest is less about being hurtful and more about being a trustworthy person.
Being honest is less about keeping a secret, and more about telling the truth.
Being honest is less about truth and more about character.
Being honest is less about justice and more about karma.
Being honest is less about being truthful and more about being respectful.
Being honest is less about yourself and more about others.
Being honest is less about telling the truth and more about integrity, backing up your belief.
Being honest is less about what you said and more about what you do.
Being honest is less about hurting someone’s feelings and more about doing what’s right.
Being honest is less about telling the truth and more about doing the right and caring thing.
Being honest is less about sugarcoating and more about keeping it real.
Being honest is less about how you are going to feel and more about how the other person is going to feel.
Being honest is less about protecting other people’s feelings and more about telling the truth even if the truth hurts another.
Being honest is less about the outcome and more about the motivation.
Being honest is less about “showing all your cards” and more about being respectful to the people you hold close to your heart.
Being honest is less about telling the truth and more about holding yourself to a standard.
Being honest is less about being straightforward and saying everything that comes to mind…and more about telling the truth about the right things at the right time.
Being honest is less about personal gain and more about personal growth.
Being honest is less about being a completely open book and more about sharing what is absolutely necessary.
Being honest is less about feelings and more about morals.
Being honest is less about being one hundred percent truthful and more about being truthful in moral situations and protecting people.
Being honest is less about what you say and more about what others hear.
Being honest is less about revealing your entire personal history and more about communicating honestly and effectively the desires of your heart.
Being honest is less about pain and more about courage.
Being honest is less about being “true” to yourself, and more about being truthful to those around you—giving them the power to see you as you are.
Being honest is less about promoting your own position or self worth and more about promoting the general improvement of society.
Being honest is less about saying every little blunt, crude and minor thing that may come to mind and more about just communicating your feelings to others when appropriate.
Being honest is less about telling the absolute truth and more about having good intentions.
Being honest is less about the problem at hand and more about how you solve it.
Being honest is less about kinship and more about fact.
Being honest is less about telling every single detail and more about showing others you value them enough to tell them the truth.
Being honest is less about what you say and more about when you say it.
Being honest is less about deceiving an individual and more about not getting in trouble.
Being honest is less about what’s true and more about what you can get away with.
Being honest is less about telling the truth and more about accepting the truth.
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