Why is it that when people are guilty, that they take the truth to be so hard? Why do we walk around softening the truth for people because we fear that we might hurt their feelings? I say, let them get their feelings hurt; it may do them some good. This may sound harsh; therefore I reference my first question.

What is it about the truth that scares people? Is it that they might hear something that they already know and don’t want to admit? Doesn’t telling the truth mean to tell it as it is, to give an accurate and correct accounting?

I don’t believe in middle grounds. To me there are truths and there are lies. Anything that is not truth is a lie. So these little nuances that people use to skirt clarity really don’t serve anyone. They are forms of deceit and are more harmful to one’s self than the truth.

People love to cater to the “victim”, they love the stories that allow them to come in and take that poor soul into their arms and say, “You poor, poor thing” never realizing that little miss poor thing tends to create situations like this for this very reaction. Imagine being Simon Cowell for a day. Imagine saying to this person, “You are an accountable human being and if you would choose differently, things might actually go better for you.” Oh, I can hear the crowd “Booing” you for such a harsh comment. But isn’t it the truth? Don’t people need to hear it?

It seems like the truth is shunned these days and that is very unfortunate. It seems society is too scared to call it like it is. What changed? We cannot get where we want to go with inaccurate information. It does me a great disservice if you tell it to me any other way than the way it actually is.

Here is my challenge. Be honest with people! Be bold and care enough about them to tell them the truth!