truth

How does one begin to be honest, when the truth is always too difficult for anyone to swallow? In our lifetime, there will be moments, when we conceal the truth, lest we hurt another person. We try to be politically correct. In friendships, we expect some honesty from friends, yet most times, when they fall short of our expectations, we wonder, why? On the one hand, it's right to be polite and have no real opinions, on the other, we set a different expectation for people closest to us. The disappointment comes when we feel that our friends have 'withheld' the truth for reasons they try to validate, but never a REASON enough for us. Is the truth really important that a friendship gets 'put on the line'? Truth forms the basis of a relationship, friendship. Ironically, it provides us with an emotional safe haven. It's a rare time when being honest is the key to bridging bridges between people. Truth helps us grow, grow to change, change to grow. With truth, we have trust and with trust, we have Care and Love. Truth is not about the competition of knowledge, it's caring enough for another to have this need to share.