What is honesty? How should I be honest?

1. What is integrity? What is honesty? Morally speaking, honesty means being sincere, honest, trustworthy and trustworthy. The explanations in Shuo Wen Jie Zi are "sincerity, faithfulness" and "faithfulness, sincerity". It can be seen that the original meaning of honesty is honesty, sincerity, trustworthiness and trustworthiness, and it is opposed to concealing fraud, counterfeiting and fraud.

Second, honesty: from tradition to modernity

Honesty is an important concept of ethical philosophy put forward by pre-Qin Confucianists, and it is also an important category in the history of China's ethical thought. It was not until the period of Confucius that "honesty" was formed as a theoretical concept. Mencius not only formed a theoretical concept, but also had a very important position. He said: "it is sincere, and heaven is also; If you think sincerely, you will learn from others. Those who are sincere and motionless are not there; If you are dishonest, there will be no porters. " Here, honesty is not only the highest category of the ontology of heaven, but also the law and know-how of being a man. Xunzi developed the thought of "sincerity" and pointed out that "sincerity is the foundation of politics". He said; "The heavens and the earth are big, and dishonesty cannot change everything; As the saints know, if you are dishonest, you can't turn to the public; Father and son are close relatives, and dishonesty is sparse; Jun Jing, if you are not sincere, you are humble, your husband is sincere, and the gentleman keeps it. The foundation of politics is also. " In The Doctrine of the Mean, "honesty" has become the core category of etiquette and the highest realm of life: "Only honesty in the world can make the best use of it; If you can do your best, you can do your best; If you can make good use of human nature, you can make good use of things; If you can make the best use of it, you can praise the teaching of heaven and earth; If you can praise the cultivation of heaven and earth, you can go to heaven and earth. " As sincere as a god, with sincere moral character and attitude, you can infiltrate a variety of benevolence and morality, become an adult, and even achieve the natural feelings of people and things, praise the heavens and the earth only for their participation, and achieve the realm of "harmony between man and nature". The University regards "sincerity" as one of the eight items, namely, discipline, knowledge, honesty, honesty, self-cultivation, keeping the family in order, and governing the country. "Honesty" has become an important link for sages to abide by God's will, cultivate one's morality, and govern the country and the world. In the Song Dynasty, Zhou Dunyi further believed that "honesty" was "the foundation of the five permanent members and the source of all things." Take "sincerity", including honesty, as the foundation of benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith, and the beginning of all kinds of good deeds. Cheng Yi put it more bluntly, "You can do good even if you are not sincere", and his views are incisive.

Marxist ethics critically inherits the category of "honesty" and affirms that honesty is an important norm of social morality. In the long-term social life, the main moral requirements of honesty have gradually become clear: loyalty, integrity and honesty. The main purpose of loyalty is loyalty to the motherland, people and just cause. Of course, this kind of loyalty is not blind and narrow "foolish loyalty", but identifies with lofty ideals, pursues and makes unremitting efforts to realize these ideals, thus showing the spirit of being willing to contribute and being brave in sacrifice. Integrity means integrity, fairness and frankness. Honesty means telling the truth, doing honest things and being honest.

Faith is also the category of China's history of ethical thought. The meaning of "faith" is similar to "sincerity" and "truth". From the analysis of the glyph, the word faithfulness follows people's words, which originally refers to the sincere words to heaven and ancestors during sacrifice. Liang Ji, a doctor in the Sui Dynasty, said, "Be loyal to the people and believe in God" and "May history have correct remarks and trust." Later, due to the development of private economy and private thoughts, the original simple society was gradually destroyed. In the communication between countries and people, we must conclude an oath. However, the observance of vows and commitments still depends on the deterrence of the gods and spirits of heaven and earth. In the Spring and Autumn Period, under the advocacy of Confucianism, "faith" began to get rid of religious color and became a pure moral norm. Confucius believed that "faith" was the embodiment of "benevolence", and he asked people to "respect things and believe". He said, "If you believe, you will do whatever you want" and "If you don't believe, you don't know what you can do". Confucius and Mencius regarded "trust" as an important principle of making friends, emphasizing that "friends believe in their existence" and "friends believe in their absence". Most authorities in past dynasties regarded "trust" as an important tool to maintain order. "Zuo Wen Zhuan's Four Years" said: "Abandoning faith and damaging its owner will lead to chaos in the country." "Your Letter in the Spring and Autumn Annals of Lu" makes an incisive analysis of the consequences of faith and unbelief in social life: "If the monarch and the minister don't believe it, the people will slander and the country will be uneasy. If officials don't believe in it, they will be less afraid of growing up and look down on each other. If you don't believe in rewards and punishments, people will easily break the law and can't ban it. If you don't believe in making friends, you will be separated from your troubles and can't date each other. If all the workers don't believe it, the equipment will suffer, and if it is fake, the paint will be disloyal. The husband can follow it, take it as the end, respect it, be humble and poor, and believe only! " In the Han Dynasty, Dong Zhongshu listed "faithfulness" and benevolence, righteousness, propriety and wisdom as "five permanents" and regarded them as the most basic social behavior norms. And the "letter" is discussed in detail: "I try to write my feelings without modification, so it is also a letter." He believes that "faith" needs to be honest, consistent in appearance and consistent in words and deeds. Zhu proposed that "benevolence embraces the five permanents" and regarded "faithfulness" as the function and expression of "benevolence", which is mainly the way to make friends. He said: "Honesty is the foundation", which is basically consistent with Confucius and Mencius. In Confucianism, honesty is often used as a concept. The meanings of "faithfulness, sincerity", "sincerity" and "faithfulness" are very similar.

From this point of view, traditional ethics regards honesty as a basic quality of human beings, and believes that honesty is a good strategy to win people's trust and the cornerstone of success. In short, this is the rule of personal life.

Third, stories related to honesty.

1, Ceng Zi kills pigs.

Ceng Zi's wife went to the market, and her son went with her, crying as he walked. Mother said to him, "Go home. When I come back, I'll kill the pig for you." His wife came back from the market and Ceng Zi wanted to catch some pigs to kill them. His wife stopped him and said, "It's just a joke with the children." Ceng Zi said, "Never joke with children. Children are ignorant at first, so they should learn from their parents and listen to their instructions. Now if you lie to him, you are teaching your children to lie. If the mother deceives the child and the child does not believe the mother, it is impossible to teach the child well. " Ceng Zi then killed the pig.

2. Guo Moruo and Banana Flower

Guo Moruo was naughty when he was a child, but he was very filial. Once, his mother got carsick. Guo Moruo heard that plantain flower can cure this disease. This kind of flower is very expensive and seldom blooms, so he and his brother ran to a garden to look for it. It happened that the plantain in that garden had a big yellow flower, and Guo Moruo and his brother secretly picked it and gave it to their mother. Although the mother knew that Guo Moruo was filial to her, her son's behavior made him sad. Since then, Guo Moruo has never stolen anything from others.

Fourth, the role of honesty.

From the philosophical point of view, "honesty" is not only a world outlook, but also a social value and moral concept, which is of great significance and role to society and individuals.

For a country and a society, "honesty" can be said to be the foundation of the country. The main body of the country is the people, and the sovereignty of the country also belongs to the people. Since ancient times, China has had the motto that "the people are the foundation of the country, and the foundation is the foundation of the country" and "those who win the hearts of the people will win the world, and those who lose the hearts of the people will lose the world". These words are still words of wisdom today. But what do national leaders rely on to unite the people? Relying on wise policies and spiritual beliefs, "honesty" is a humanistic spirit and moral belief that wins the trust of the people and condenses people's hearts.

For a social unit (such as an enterprise) and a social undertaking (such as an industry or a profession), "honesty" can be said to be the foundation of a career. "Honesty", as a universally applicable moral norm and code of conduct, is a moral lever to establish a benign interactive relationship of mutual trust and mutual benefit among industries, units and people. It's hard to imagine that a unit or enterprise that doesn't stress honesty and keep promises will stand for a long time in a modern society ruled by law. Only by relying on honesty can a social undertaking develop smoothly.

For every member of society, "honesty" is the foundation of our existence and the treasure of our life. After decades of life, we should constantly learn to acquire and enhance knowledge. Knowledge is not only a tool for individuals to make a living, but also a tool for individuals to serve the society. However, it is not enough to be a person who really contributes to society, but also must be guided by correct values. Otherwise, knowledge may become a tool to breed evil. The spirit of "honesty" is an important moral criterion to cultivate people's noble moral sentiments and guide people to correctly handle various relationships. If an individual is honest, he will be selfless, pay attention to credit, obey the law, accept the contract, win the trust of others, and properly handle the relationship between good people and individuals and society.

It can be said that the principle and spirit of "honesty" is the moral cornerstone to promote the healthy development of socialist market economy; It not only plays an important role in promoting social stability and prosperity, guiding social customs and curing social psychological diseases, but also plays an important role in strengthening the personal moral cultivation of social members, improving the civilized quality of the whole nation and cultivating a generation of knowledgeable, productive, moral and law-abiding citizens. It is the foundation of founding a country and establishing a career, and it is also a spiritual magic weapon for individuals to settle down.

Five, how to abide by integrity

If we teenagers want to abide by honesty, we must take responsibility and obligation for what we say, and we must keep our promises. You must do what you promised others. Make an appointment with others and be sure to arrive on time. Be sure to arrive on time for school or various activities. You know, commitment is a very cautious behavior. You can't easily promise what you shouldn't or can't do. Once you promise, you should try your best to realize it. If we break our promises to others, we will degrade ourselves. If the situation changes in the process of fulfilling the promise, so that it is impossible to fulfill the promise, you must truthfully explain the situation to the other party and apologize. This is completely different from breaking promises, and building integrity needs to start from scratch.

We should not only inherit and carry forward the traditional virtue of abiding by honesty, but also distinguish between "loyalty in Jianghu" and abiding by honesty, recognize the essence and harm of "loyalty in Jianghu", not be polluted by this bad habit left over from the old society, and abide by honesty. Text [/c]

Honesty is the basic principle of being a man and doing things, and it is also the norm that must be observed in governing the country, regulating the relationship between people and maintaining social order.

Being a man needs honesty, and honesty wins dignity; Doing business also needs honesty, and honesty wins the market.

(A) integrity is the moral fulcrum to support society.

Honesty is one of the important contents of traditional moral culture in China. "Honesty is the key to the world code of conduct." In Chinese traditional Confucian ethics, honesty is regarded as the condition of governing the country and calming the world and an important moral norm that must be observed. Ancient sages and philosophers have many explanations for honesty. For example, Confucius said, "since ancient times, people have died, and people have no faith." "People have no faith and don't know what they can do." "People are honest." Mencius' theory of honesty: "Those who are sincere but don't move have nothing; If you are dishonest, no one can move "; Xunzi thought that "cultivating the mind is not good at sincerity"; Mozi said: "Without strong will, there is no wisdom, and those who don't believe in will will fail. "Lao Tzu regards honesty as an important criterion of life behavior:" If it is light, you will make a promise, if it is heavy, you will break your promise, if it is light, it will be easy, but if it is heavy, it will be difficult "; Zhuangzi also attached great importance to sincerity: "The true person is sincere. Not refined and sincere, not moving. "Zhuangzi regards" authenticity "as the ultimate sincerity, and it is not touching if it is not sincere, which raises sincerity to a new level; Han Feizi believes that "cleverness is not as good as sincerity". In a word, ancient sages and philosophers praised honesty as a noble virtue, which vividly showed the value and position of honesty in the eyes of China people. Since ancient times, people have attached great importance to the principle of honesty. The reason is that honesty is the basic moral norm that should be followed in the relationship between people. Without honesty, there can be no morality. Therefore, honesty is the fulcrum to support social morality.

(2) Honesty is the morality of legal norms.

The principle of good faith gradually rose from Roman law to a legal principle, and was later inherited and developed by important civil laws in legal history, such as French civil law, German civil law and Swiss civil law. For example, Article 2 of the General Principles of the Swiss Civil Code stipulates: "Everyone must exercise his rights and fulfill his obligations honestly."

Honesty and credit is also an important basic principle of China's current laws, which are clearly stipulated in the General Principles of Civil Law, Contract Law and Consumer Protection Law. Because of its wide scope of application, it plays a guiding and commanding role in other legal principles, so it is also called the "imperial law". It can be seen that "honesty and credit" is not a general moral standard. When honesty and credit become legal norms, violating it will be a legal responsibility, or a legal consequence that is not conducive to oneself. This legal consequence can be property or personal. It can be civil, administrative or even criminal. Therefore, honesty is the fulcrum of law supporting society and the morality of legal norms.

(3) Honesty is the key to governing the country.

Integrity in politics can win the trust of the people and make people convinced. If you break your word, hide your eyes and ears, and practise fraud, there will be no social stability. In ancient times, there was a crime of "deceiving the monarch", which not only offended dignity, but also misled decision-making and harmed the country and people. Nor can it "dominate the market", so there is a saying that "water can carry a boat and also overturn it". In ancient China, there were many stories about Shang Yang's belief in trees, and there were also princes who did not pay attention to honesty and took their own consequences. Ancient thinkers in China regarded "honesty" as one of the main means to rule the world. Wei Zhi in the Tang Dynasty described honesty as "the key to governing the country", which shows the importance of honesty.

At present, the "ruling the country by virtue" put forward by the Party and the country is the embodiment of clean politics, and it is also the inheritance and development of China's excellent political thought. Implementing "ruling the country by virtue", implementing the "Implementation Outline of Citizen Moral Construction" and advocating the spiritual quality of honesty and trustworthiness in the whole society are the inheritance of fine traditions and the requirements of the times.

(D) Integrity is the foundation of the industry.

Honesty is the way to be a man, the foundation of standing, and the basis of mutual trust between people. Speaking of credibility and keeping promises is a constraint and requirement for oneself, and also a hope and requirement for outsiders. If an employee can't be honest and trustworthy, then the social groups or economic entities he represents can't gain people's trust, can't have economic exchanges with society, or lack appeal and responsiveness to society. Therefore, honesty and trustworthiness is not only a social morality, but also a professional ethics that any employee should abide by.

As a professional ethics, honesty and trustworthiness, for an industry, its basic function is to establish a good reputation and a trustworthy industry image. It reflects that the society recognized the value of an industry in the past professional activities, thus affecting the position and role of the industry in future activities. "People can't stand without faith", for an industry, only by keeping promises and stressing morality can we fundamentally do a good job in the industry brand and establish a good industry image.