Never make promises that you can’t keep, wise words from my mother. It was something that she said to me more than once. She explained that breaking promises could damage your reputation. Once damaged it’s not easy to recapture. I remember her saying you have no money but what you have is your name. With that in mind I decided that I had to guard my name/reputation jealously. So I don’t make promises I know I can’t keep, it’s not that I want to say no but I must. Saying yes when you know that there is no way you can help is disingenuous.
On the other hand do you take comfort in promises made by others? Is the statement “a promise is a comfort to a fool,” the way you think? Or is it that you think “promises are only as strong as the person who gives them.” Is it dependent on the person that makes the promise or is it that you should only make promises that you intend to keep?
Is a promise like a contract or nothing that tight? Is a promise just something made in the heat of the moment? Do some persons just make the promise so that they can move on and that others will leave them alone? Do you make promises because you genuinely want to help? Some persons make promises knowing they can’t or won’t be able to help. Why do that, why not just let persons know that you can’t help? Is it that if you say no you won’t be looked at in the same light? Is it that you feel persons won’t like you? Why care so much what others think especially as you are doing yourself damage. Well I think it’s damage because you hurt your reputation. What do you think? To make a promise or not to make a promise, that’s the question. 🤔
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Hmmm? I don’t think I’ve used the word- promise since childhood😉
With that said, I do understand your message is one of trustworthiness- do we keep our word? I try to-& because I genuinely want to help-,I do not commit to doing something unless I know without a doubt, that I will be able to. I do believe that people make ‘promises’ for different reasons, as you have stated.
There was a time when I would over extend myself but soon learned to say no. And, on some occasions I was unable to follow through due to unforeseen circumstances.
I do agree that we should keep our word- it does speak to our character.
Trying to please everyone is never good because at the end of the day when you can’t do what they want it’s said you broke the ‘promise ‘.