00:00The Ramifications of Sincerity
00:07One of the possible etymology of the word sincerity proposes that it derives from the
00:13Latin expression sinicera, meaning without wax. People formerly used wax to make masks
00:20for fancy dress balls and other festivities, so a person sinicera was someone without a
00:27mask. Over time, sinicera came to mean the individual whose volition was completely transparent,
00:34a person who always showed himself without subterfuge or dissimulation. Sinicera to sincere
00:40to sincerity. Cordial and fair sincerity is a bridge to the neighbor's heart, for it comes
00:47from a soul that lives within the truth. Sincerity is a virtue that stems from truth, and a frankly
00:54spoken truth, without harshness, only strengthens and brings blessings. Sincerity can bring out
01:02other qualities in our fellow men, such as conviction, confidence, optimism, and hope.
01:09All of this can emerge naturally in souls touched by a sincere opinion. Therefore, let us be sincere
01:16without being inopportune. Let us be frank without being rude. Let us be loyal without being intransigent.
01:25And let us not forget that no soul can cross the ground sill of death wearing any mask. We will all
01:32reach the beyond sinicera, and we shall remain like that. In the beyond, no one will be able to appear
01:39as what they are not. But everyone will have to show themselves as they indeed are. There, we will all
01:46live fully, sinicera, whether we like it or not, reaping everything we have sown on this side of life.
01:54Happy is he who can make that crossing with a clean soul, and, above all, a sincere one.
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