Our openness fosters closeness and dependence.
In any relationship, as a parent, professional, seller, purchaser, or even researcher, our degree of fairness matters. Our dealings are smooth when fairness is of the highest order. This fairness does not involve extra costs. Rather, it improves our morale. It requires saying openly and explicitly that this is essential to know in such transactions or exchanges of views or ideas. This approach breeds trust. Trust is built over time when threads of doubt are consistently eliminated. Trust is inseparable when we intend to play a never-ending game. Hiding a vital issue, even on one occasion, spoils the trust gained over the years. Erosion in transparency creates unnecessary problems, which gradually lead to breakdowns in understanding and even worse. Be transparent, even if there is the possibility of losing something temporarily. Temporary loss is sustainable, while long-term gain is insight. It is commonly cited that the hard truth is bitter. Be ready to swallow a bitter pill to cure our illness of understanding. Truth and trust are two sides of the same coin. To be labelled as a reliable person, we have to stand by our principles and values. These are the prerequisites for being fair in our words and deeds. Indeed, all talk of transparency in no way encroaches on our privacy or extremely personal matters. There should be a clear demarcation between privacy and transparency. Our fairness in dealing with issues is steadily transformed into perception, and it counts very favourably for our satisfactory living.