I believe in what I say, and what I think. I do, but I also realise that some people don't.
Debates is something that always amazes me. Debates - 2 teams deliberating over a topic that is ASSIGNED to them and taking a stand that is ASSIGNED to them. That made wonder, does the person say what he really believes in, or what he thought of at that moment? These topics are assigned to them, do they even have any stand that they take for the specific topic? The stand is assigned to them, do they even believe in what they are standing for. For one, I always believed that believe and think are very different things.
I always feel that you need to believe in what you say. To convince someone, you have to convince yourself, understand it and digest it first. Only in that way, will what you say out of your mouth be true from your mind, your own idea, your own thinking. And that you will practice what you preach. So what does that make good debators? - you may ask. I would say, they got to be the best liars in the world, if that stand they are taking is not what they truly believe in. I was never a great debator, for the topics debated were either not of my interest, or the side I'm speaking for is contrary to what I stand for. I can never convince people in what I do not believe. That is as good as asking me to tell a lie, and I am a bad liar.
I feel that there are more than countable number of people who do not believe in what they say. Thats tantamount to not doing what they preached. That I would say is one of the most lowly behaviour of humans. To lie to someone. Yes, in life you may need to lie, like telling a white lie. For the sake of people, for the good of someone else. But I would say that it is still detestable. You don't know what the person wants, so who are you to deny him of the truth? That is lowdown I would say.
I may have lied in my life. Maybe. But for one, I always do what I preach.
