Health & Fitness
REAL, FACTS AND NEWT
There are those people who act like you are a good friend but in reality, the friendship is 'a means to an end'. They want something from you.
A Word From The Rabbi
You got to be honest. Do not tell a lie. In the words of the Torah: "Distance yourself from a false matter" Exodus 23;7. In Harry Frankfurt’s book, entitled On Bullshit (Princeton University Press; 2005), he helps define the meaning of the word. In a nutshell, it is characterized as deceptive misrepresentation, short of lying, especially by pretentious word or deed, of somebody’s own thoughts, feelings, or attitudes.
I do not like to discuss politics. However, I will bring an example from Newt Gingrich, who is a candidate for the Republican nomination in the 2012 U.S. presidential election. He told "the Jewish Channel": “the Palestinians are ‘an invented people.’” When challenged whether he really believes what he said, his response was: "Is what I said factually correct? Yes. Is it historically true? Yes.” He spoke about facts and history - some of which can be found here. The question remains whether he believes in what he said (I’ll leave that for the political commentators to answer).