HEMINGWAY CODE

HEMINGWAY CODE

Hemingway was a brilliant writer in his time, but I do not believe his thoughts and beliefs would work for the 21^st century. I can see where his code would stand tall in his time era when he wrote it. In my opinion, I find him to be extremely arrogant like most of the men in that time.  

I am truly dissatisfied when Hemingway says,” Maintaining free-will and individualism, never weakly allowing commitment to a single woman.”

I might be interpreting this statement wrong, but as I see it, he is implying that a man should not be devoted to one woman. I believe in the sacrament of devotion and commitment in a relationship, and a person cannot have that with numerous partners.

The one thing that Hemingway said that I can agree with one-hundred percent is,” Being completely honest, keeping one's word or promise.”

I live by those words in my everyday life. I believe that honesty is the foundation of any relationship, rather it be a marriage, friendship or family member. At times, honesty can be hurtful, but in the end a lie would hurt so much more.

I also believe in keeping my word. One of my biggest pet peeves is someone not keeping their word or promise with me. I have always said that I might not have much to offer in life, but anyone can be certain that I will keep my word or promise. It is hard to trust someone when they cannot keep a promise, and I refuse to be that kind of person.