Honesty is a characteristic and a value that most people consider a requisite for successful interactions and moral fundamentality. When someone gives us reason to mistrust them, the damage is usually permanent. Unfortunately, our society rarely rewards honesty. Most of the media we consume is laced with a subliminal context and an ulterior motivations. Either to inform, persuade or entertain, and of these three the agenda of the publisher is undoubtedly influenced by money or popularity, succumbing to both in traditional business models. The popularity brings in the bacon and trending topics generate conversations which lead to new ideas designed to profit on the current affairs. So everyone sort of wins, especially where information and entertainment are involved, but except when there is a deficiency of integrity. As consumers, we're complaisant whilst companies provides us with our expectations, however as soon as there is a sign of a breach in that exchange, its quite possible...

Is it just me, or does it seem ever more insurmountable to establish meaningful relationships with people, of both genders, vice-versa. Whether you are looking for platonic ones or romantic encounters, the possibilities appear endless. With the art of new modes of communication, there are barely any excuses to find new friends and exciting lovers. In my limited perspective of 22 years, extensive study of psychology and sociology, I have discovered an element that contributes to the meaning of life. It is purely in those that we meet, the connections that we build and the quality of the time that we spend with said company. Admittedly, this is rooted in how much we go out of our boundaries or comfort zone to be around other human beings. Religion, employment and area of habitation all play key roles in finding these counterparts to our existence. We are in essence, the people that we spend our time with. It is too permissible in the modern age to avoid relationships all together if y...