“Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now-always.”
Albert Sweitzer
“In a world of deceit, telling the truth is revolutionary.”
George Orwell
“Truth does not change according to our
ability to stomach it emotionally.”
Flannery O’Conner
The truth is disarming. Why is it that at times it is so difficult to be
completely truthful? Not partly truthful, not half-truths, not necessarily
outright dishonesty or lying, but untruthful by omission. Failure
to disclose everything. Hiding the ball. The irony is, being truthful is
revolutionary. Being truthful is disarming. Being truthful is unexpected.
Being truthful, people do not know how to react. The default position
is they do not believe you. Still, we must tell the truth. Your word is
your word. Guard it.
At times it may feel harder, but it is always easier to just tell the
truth. This means the whole truth. No exaggeration. No hidden little
secrets. It just feels better in the end, and it is the right thing to do.
Conversely, not telling the truth, the little white lie, being deceitful,
exaggerating or trying to manipulate just creates stress, tension, and
headaches. The cost of being untruthful far outweighs any harm that
may come from telling the truth. The benefits of telling the truth far
outweigh the cost of being untruthful. When we add in our character,
being truthful versus untruthful, our words, how we feel about
ourselves, the truth always wins. But when we tell the lie, it is difficult
to remember exactly what was said before. It is the snowball effect,
the mischief and trouble just keep growing and growing, the hole just
keeps getting deeper and deeper. Do the right thing. Stay on the right
path. Tell the truth.
“When we tell the truth, we do not have to remember
what we said before because the truth is in us.”
Mark Twain
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