Modern Bushido: Living a Life of Excellence by Sanders Bohdi

Author:Sanders, Bohdi [Sanders, Bohdi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781623454951
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2012-07-31T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Sincerity

The Genuine Article

Sincerity: the quality or state of being sincere, honesty of mind; freedom from hypocrisy.

I have said many times that you should be a man of honor, not merely appear to be a man of honor. This means you must be sincere. You must be free from hypocrisy and develop honesty of mind, which means that you have to monitor your thoughts as I discussed earlier. No one respects a hypocrite. A hypocrite is someone who pretends to have admirable principles or beliefs, but doesn’t back them up with his actions. He is a fraud. This is not the way of the warrior, but rather the way of the charlatan.

The Chinese book, The Doctrine of the Mean, states that, “Sincerity is the Way of Heaven…He who is sincere is one who hits upon what is right without effort…He is naturally and easily in harmony with the Way. Such a man is a sage. He who tries to be sincere is one who chooses the good and holds fast to it.” Sincerity is a very important part of the warrior lifestyle and it is vital when it comes to being comfortable in your own skin.

Be who you are. This doesn’t mean that you don’t take pains to improve yourself and make yourself a better person, rather it means that you should be relaxed and comfortable letting people know who you truly are and what you stand for – be sincerely you. Don’t worry what everyone thinks about you or if they approve or disapprove of who you are; just be yourself, and be a man of honor. Let them see what a true man of honor is like.

The key here is being a true man of honor, not simply appearing to be a man of honor. Be honorable to your very core. When you truly are the person you want to be, you do not have to be shy about being yourself. It is only when you are pretending to be someone other than who you really are, that you become unsure about allowing others to find out who you truly are.

For many people, depending on your personality, this can be a difficult thing to do. Most people desire the approval of their friends and family, and they can worry that if they allow others to see who they truly are, that they will not approve of what they see. This is one of the main reasons that people hide who they are and more or less play the part of an actor in public or around their friends and family. This usually boils down to one of two things.

First, either the person is lacking in overall self-confidence concerning who he is or how he lives his life, and fears that his peers, friends, and family will not be accepting of who he truly is or how he lives. The second factor is that he wants so much to be liked or admired, that he is hesitant to take

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