Honesty

The clincher

The clincher in the friendship killer is often the very thing the person demands who decides they have had enough. The honesty that was welcome has clinched the end of the walk with this newest adventure. People often simply cannot handle the truth. They ask for what they cannot handle… the truth becomes the unbearable. The honesty has now created the often bitter or at least sad end.

My opinion

My opinion… well, at the risk of sounding arrogant it is my article, so I’m entitled to my opinion is that the world has become a front. Image is everything and is superficial. People very often will say they want your honesty, but when it is given, they quickly become shocked that you feel such a way. To be their friend, honesty takes on a different meaning. It means you are allowed to say whatever you want as long as you agree with that person who is asking. It is, of course, a generality unfair to some who truly are innocent and sincere souls.

My opinion is that honesty has to have its boundaries. It takes practice to learn just how much honesty is truly safe. It takes practice to learn when it is best to avoid the truth, like when someone asks, “Do I look fat in this dress?” If you must be honest in a case such as this, you really have to be careful with your constructive criticism. Honesty has its boundaries just like everything else. If someone asks for your honesty, you must then decide how much you want to keep this person as a friend before you answer. Some things really are better left unsaid. I am by no means, an advocate of lying, but if you wish to be totally honest at all times you must be willing to accept the consequences. Sometimes the consequences might just mean losing the friendship.