SINCERELY Q-This Thing called HONESTY

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Sincerely Q - (NEW on Royalty Blog).
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This Thing called HONESTY

“I sincerely lay no claims to being more knowledgeable than anyone, for these are merely my perceptions about life and they are opened to debate and criticisms -please feel free to anytime. However I do believe I know better than I knew yesterday and many years before. The sincere purpose is to be able to bless someone out there for knowledge is tyrannical unless it is shared. Enjoy!”

I think it was after I said it that I realized Chai! I don make mistake o. I for no talk at all at all!
“Q, say the truth now o and let the devil be ashamed. You know that all liars go to hell fire” And I wanted to ask her…Eh what about rumor mongers and gossips? But I kept my mouth shut and turned back to my work.
“Nkiru, the truth is what I just said. What do you want me to say again? Abeg leave me jare. No disturb me” I replied irritated.

“How can that be the truth when everybody knows that you both branch each other’s house after work?” Nkiru asked ignoring the ”No disturb me” looked at my face and took a seat beside me.
“And how is that anybody’s business?” I announced turning back at her to watch her laugh loudly…
“It is o. Oh come on Q, we both wish you both well na and we really cannot wait to see you both married” she said winking as she swept the other opened eye over me as if to be sure she actually meant what she had just said.

Liar! My thoughts ran… Even though everyone else in this office wishes me well…Definitely not you… Madam just say you want Onyedikachi to like you instead and let me be o

“Ehen? Ok no problem. We go marry. Is that not what you want to hear?” I asked her looking straight into her eyes as if daring her to deny my statement and she didn’t even bother.
“Ehen!...na now you come. Which one be “I’m not in love with him o…He is my brother” When we both know that both of you don’t look alike at all or bear the same surname” She stated rising up from her seat.

I shook my head sympathetically. All these tatafo people sef. How does different surnames make anyone less of a relation? No be by blood again?
Eh but she was gone before I could put a voice to my thoughts.
It has come to my notice that Honesty when it comes to dealing with people is a vast concept that most people do not or rather cannot grasp. The oxford dictionary defined it as being truthfully but it didn’t say in what gravity or in what consistency. Should one be honest at all times? Should it be regularly or occasionally?