Genghis Khan Comparison - Part II (Trust)

One thing I noticed in the movie "Mongol" is that the Mongolians seem to have a lot of self respect. That may come as shocking considering their historical reputation, but through their actions it seemed that they were overall well-mannered, well respected and they limited themselves from law-breaking.

For one, they Mongolians showed various traits of [trust.] As we do have this in society today, I feel that it is so much more limited than it used to be. For example, the only way of communication back then was through words. Events would happen and months later secluded a tribe might find out that there is conflict through a messenger or tribesman, meaning that the tribe must put their trust in this messenger that what he says is true. Another aspect of trust that was in the movie had to do with hiding the truth. Throughout the film, various accidents and deaths occur, and when someone asks "who did it?," usually the person who did it stands even though he could face consequences.

That is what I fear happens in society too much. For one, lying is a subject matter that everyone does, and some say it is good because it hides shame and the disappointing truth. Here's what I say: Lying is used to make something or someone look better than it, he or she really is. So if you are lying about how you did in a sports match, or how your work life is, or how much time you spend with God, in the end that won't matter to anyone but yourself, and you'll have to look back on it, realizing you were bringing yourself down by showing others who you weren't as if it was you. Lying holds people back from who they really are, and that is why I think we should apply honesty to our lives because it is the only way a true friendship can become greater than it was, and that is the only way you can have trust from others because they already have trust from you.

Mongolians applied honesty to their lives, will you?

"Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment." - Proverbs 12:19.