Reply To: What makes a person "real"?

wolf – I think that being real “real” or “not fake” (which is just the opposite) means to show yourself to the world as is, as long as other people aren’t getting hurt in the process. To come out completely, without facades, the same person inside your house and outside your house. You aren’t embarrassed to be yourself, you don’t follow people like you’re in a mindless cult, but you really think for yourself. That’s just part of it. I’m trying to get a complete picture of what it means.

random1 – I’m perfectly capable of looking up a word in the dictionary. However, some things can’t be defined easily, and that’s why I’m asking the question here.

Shimmel and Sacrilege – That’s a question I’ve had for a while that’s quite hard to answer. Do you choose honesty or not hurting another person? Some will say, that you are allowed to lie for the sake of shalom. But where do you draw the line?