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What's the buzz 'bout making promises?

A Promise is defined as "a declaration, written or verbal, made by one person to another, which binds the person who makes it to do, or to forbear to do, a specified act; a declaration which gives to the person to whom it is made a right to expect or to claim the performance or forbearance of a specified act." (source: http://www.dictionary.net/promise)

So what's so special about this promise thing?

Well to some perspective, a promise can mean numerous things and can even cause foreboding issues, for instance, if you promise that you will deliver a work, you have to fulfill it, in return, if the person owes you the fruit of your labour, and promises to return it to you, that person SHOULD by right honour it. What if the 'promiser' doesn't honour it?

Well religions across the globe require the practitioners to do good, no religion preaches negative things. It may all be in the interpretation of the holy book (if there's any in that religion's point of view) that may be wrong. Human error is 90% more likely to cause this than any other cause known.

To certain extend the law of nature derives the works of human to be in a form of a cycle. Some relates it to karma defined as "the doctrine of fate as the inflexible result of cause and effect; the theory of inevitable consequence." (Source: http://www.dictionary.net/karma). When you betray someone's trust, the cycle loops back and forth. Any wrong doings will be reflected back upon you somehow.

In any ways possible, a promise is meant to be honoured. Otherwise, don't even make the damn promise.. It can be quite tormenting to the other party, thus unless you can fulfill it, best keep the mouth shut.. As the saying goes, "Hell hath no fury than a woman scorned.." Don't infuriate a woman.. :)