Truth vs Lie

This post is inspired by a very interesting status message that a dear friend updated on Facebook. It read "Truth and lie might be poles apart but they have one thing in common. They both prove a person's worth."
And well it made me think about the politicians who have lied about their black money, made unfulfilled promises, assured lower strata of the society of a better life and etc etc... It made me think of my mobile service provider's promise of connecting me to my family and friends, which it failed to fulfill a thousand times. It made me think of a thousand other companies who had broken my trust and yet done nothing about it. Surprisingly in all these cases I changed my vote, telephone number or the company. I just went to a more trustworthy person (I rest my case with politicians). The switch took place since a head existed for the tail. And when it did not, like politicians for instance I had to stick to the tail. The reason these heads exists is because there are tails. The trust we get from the trustworthy company acts as a solace to the inconvenience caused by the unfulfilled promise (lie). You can't have heads without tails or truth without lie. An honest person's worth is still determined by a liar. So if there are many liars in the business, politics or your Eco-system, an honest person would be worth much more. The honest firm or person can act out of benevolence and can get many fans or in some cases command a premium too.
Truth is again a subjective matter. Is it the truth to self, firm (where you are working) or peers. Being true to self automatically puts you in the right circle of friends and also lands you the right kind of job. Further more , truth to self results in you sharing the same vision as your organization and you slowly climbing up the corporate ladder. The reason we have great companies who keep up the promises is due to the simple fact that they are run by people who are honest to self. Although money can't buy happiness, these firms typically have greater market share and loyal consumers. That means more moolah and better quality of life.

LIFE - 20 Years Back and Today...

NOthing has changed in last 20 years!

Life is Same!!!!

20 year back - School bag.

Today - Office bag.

20 years back - Lekhak Note book.

Today - HP Note book.

20 years back - Hero Ranger.

Today - Hero Honda.

20 years back - Half pants.

Today - Full pants.

20 years back - Playing with plastic car running on battery and remote.

Today - Playing with metal car running on petrol and gear.

20 years back - Scared of Teachers and exams.

Today - Scared of Bosses and targets.

20 years back - Wanting to be class topper.

Today - Wanting to be 'Employee of the month'

20 years back - Quarterly exams.

Today - Quarterly results.

20 years back - Annual School Magazine.

Today - Company Annual Report.

20 years back - Annual exams.

Today - Annual appraisals.

20 years back - Pocket money.

Today - Salary.

20 years back - Waiting for Diwali crackers.

Today - Waiting for Diwali bonus.

20 years back - Running after grades and prize cups.

Today - Running after incentives and promotions.

20 years back - Craving for the latest toy in the market.

Today - Craving for the latest gadget in the market

20 years back - Eager to watch the latest cartoon show.

Today - Eager to watch the latest blockbuster.

20 years back - Fruity.

Today - Whiskey.

20 years back - Crush on class mate.

Today - Crush on colleague.

So essentially nothing has changed!!