Trustworthiness Trustworthiness

Mr. Pablo CuadraReligion Class

TrustworthinessTrustworthiness

Trustworthiness is a Trustworthiness is a human quality and virtue.human quality and virtue.

The virtueThe virtue of being of being worth of trust.worth of trust.

Trustworthiness: enable Trustworthiness: enable others to believe in us others to believe in us and to rely on us without and to rely on us without reservation or fear.reservation or fear.

QuestionQuestion

Do you consider yourself a trustworthy Do you consider yourself a trustworthy person?person?

What are the circumstances that make What are the circumstances that make you loose trust in a person?you loose trust in a person?

Trustworthiness Trustworthiness

Trustworthiness is achieved Trustworthiness is achieved by by developing values.developing values.

A value or quality is A value or quality is something humans beings something humans beings consider extremely important consider extremely important and desirable.and desirable.

The following values or The following values or qualities help us develop qualities help us develop trustworthiness: trustworthiness: honesty, honesty, integrity, reliability, and integrity, reliability, and loyalty.loyalty.

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What value or values do you consider What value or values do you consider important? Why do you consider them important? Why do you consider them important?important?

HonestyHonesty

Honesty is a value Honesty is a value that helps us that helps us convey convey the truth as best as the truth as best as we know it.we know it.

Honesty help us Honesty help us avoid avoid communication communication that is misleading or that is misleading or deceiving.deceiving.

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Why do you think people choose to be Why do you think people choose to be dishonest?dishonest?

What consequences can dishonesty What consequences can dishonesty create in a person’s life?create in a person’s life?

HonestyHonesty

There are different There are different ways to build ways to build honesty, these are:honesty, these are:

A. TruthfulnessA. Truthfulness B. SincerityB. Sincerity C. CandorC. Candor

TruthfulnessTruthfulness

Truthfulness is: Truthfulness is: the the obligation to speak what obligation to speak what we know is true.we know is true.

Truthfulness is: Truthfulness is: the the intent (aim) to speak or intent (aim) to speak or convey the truthconvey the truth

Example: Half-truths are Example: Half-truths are a way to deceived a way to deceived someone by mixing someone by mixing something true with something true with something that is not something that is not true. true.

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What are some of the most common half-What are some of the most common half-truth teenagers or adults use to get out of truth teenagers or adults use to get out of trouble?trouble?

SinceritySincerity

Sincerity is Sincerity is the commitment the commitment of an individual to be truthful.of an individual to be truthful.

Ex: A person makes a habit Ex: A person makes a habit to avoid statements or to avoid statements or actions that are misleading.actions that are misleading.

People that are not sincere, People that are not sincere, rely on lying and falsehood in rely on lying and falsehood in their relationship and their relationship and interaction with others.interaction with others.

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What is the connection between crime What is the connection between crime and dishonesty?and dishonesty?

CandorCandor

The ability to be The ability to be straightforward.straightforward.

What you see is what What you see is what you get, type of you get, type of person.person.

A person that is not A person that is not afraid to speak the afraid to speak the truth or demand the truth or demand the truth. truth.

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Who are the people in your life that you Who are the people in your life that you consider to be straight forward?consider to be straight forward?

There are people that tell you what you There are people that tell you what you want to hear and there are others that tell want to hear and there are others that tell you what you need to hear. Which of you what you need to hear. Which of these two would you prefer?these two would you prefer?

HonestyHonesty

Truthfulness, sincerity and Truthfulness, sincerity and candor candor require that a person be require that a person be honest in words and in honest in words and in conduct.conduct.

An honest person will not steal, An honest person will not steal, cheat, commit fraud, or cheat, commit fraud, or trickery, because these actions trickery, because these actions are dishonest in themselves, are dishonest in themselves, are are anti-values.anti-values.

A dishonest person deceives in A dishonest person deceives in order to take advantage of order to take advantage of others. others.

Dishonesty is Dishonesty is a violation of a violation of trust, justice, and truth.trust, justice, and truth.

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Have you or anyone you know been Have you or anyone you know been taken advantage by a dishonest person?taken advantage by a dishonest person?

Would you do something dishonest if Would you do something dishonest if offered $50 million dollars?offered $50 million dollars?

IntegrityIntegrity

The word integrity The word integrity comes from the word comes from the word integer, meaning integer, meaning “wholeness”“wholeness”

A person that has integrity is A person that has integrity is a person that makes sound a person that makes sound decisions from situation to decisions from situation to situation.situation.

IntegrityIntegrity

A person of integrity A person of integrity is a person that is a person that does not compromise his or her does not compromise his or her values in order to achieve a purpose values in order to achieve a purpose or obtain a benefit. or obtain a benefit.

A person of A person of integrity is the same in integrity is the same in public or alone. public or alone. This is called This is called character.character.

People of integrity are admired and People of integrity are admired and trusted because of their resolve, inner trusted because of their resolve, inner strength and transparency.strength and transparency.

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How you ever been tempted to behave in How you ever been tempted to behave in a different way when you are alone?a different way when you are alone?

Do you think is possible to behave the Do you think is possible to behave the same way in private as we do in public?same way in private as we do in public?

IntegrityIntegrity

To develop integrity a To develop integrity a person has to develop:person has to develop:

A. A. Self-knowledgeSelf-knowledge (knowledge of self)(knowledge of self)

B. B. Self-ReflectionSelf-Reflection (The ability to reason)(The ability to reason)

C. C. Self-Control Self-Control (The ability to control one’s (The ability to control one’s

desires and impulses)desires and impulses)

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Who are the people in your life that you Who are the people in your life that you know practice what they preach?know practice what they preach?

What are the characteristics of the What are the characteristics of the people in your life that live a life of people in your life that live a life of integrity?integrity?

Do you think you have control over your Do you think you have control over your impulses or do your impulses have impulses or do your impulses have control of you?control of you?

The four enemies of The four enemies of integrityintegrity

Integrity can be destroyed by the Integrity can be destroyed by the following behaviors:following behaviors:

A. A. Self-interestSelf-interest (things we want)(things we want)

B. B. Selfishness Selfishness (things we don’t want to share)(things we don’t want to share)

C. C. Self-deceptionSelf-deception (A refusal to accept the truth, playing (A refusal to accept the truth, playing

mind games)mind games)

D. D. Self-righteousnessSelf-righteousness (Doing what I think is right instead of (Doing what I think is right instead of

doing what is right)doing what is right)

QuestionQuestion

Why do people often choose to do what Why do people often choose to do what they think is right instead of doing what they think is right instead of doing what they know is right?they know is right?

The EndThe End

Prayer to the Holy SpiritPrayer to the Holy Spirit

Holy SpiritHoly Spirit,,my light, my life, my love, my strength,my light, my life, my love, my strength,

be with me now, and always:be with me now, and always:in all my doubts, perplexities and trials,in all my doubts, perplexities and trials,

come, Holy Spirit;come, Holy Spirit;in hours of loneliness, weariness and grief,in hours of loneliness, weariness and grief,

come, Holy Spirit;come, Holy Spirit;in failure and in loss, in disappointment,in failure and in loss, in disappointment,

come, Holy Spirit;come, Holy Spirit;when others fail me, when I fail myself,when others fail me, when I fail myself,

come, Holy Spirit;come, Holy Spirit;when I am ill, unable to work, depressed,when I am ill, unable to work, depressed,

come, Holy Spirit;come, Holy Spirit;now, and forever, and in all things,now, and forever, and in all things,

come, Holy Spirit.come, Holy Spirit.

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