Truth and Honesty are a True Evil
by These are some thoughts on the horrible things some people can do to others. And how to bounce back in a relationship even when you’ve created the greatest of evils.
If you were 120 lbs and someone called you fat would you take offense? What if you were 300 lbs? It’s meaner when you call a fat person fat than when they’re not right? When that person isn’t fat, it must be a joke. Saying the wrong truths can get someone into a lot of trouble but saying the right lies can get you right back out of that trouble. Which brings us to today’s quote.
“The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.” -Groucho Marx
Today people always ask for an honest opinion. They want to know the truth about their Broadway performance, their cooking, their artwork, their writing, everything. There’s nothing wrong with that, a little honest criticism never hurt anyone, but a lot of honest criticism has. If you go on and on about one little flaw in a person you deserve to get popped in the mouth, if you say that one thing nicely and only once, you’re a caring and honest guy.
But what if someone has a lot of flaws? What if someone has too many flaws to count and doesn’t even realize he has them? What do you say then? Do you just let it go and hope he learns? Or do you start your list and tell them all to that person one by one? If you did that other person would be pissed right? That’s because what you are doing is the true essence of evil.
True evil branches from true honesty. Everybody has their flaws and their quarks. We know that. What most of us don’t know is that we all have at least one incredible insecurity. Something that, if mentioned, has the potential to drive us into either a blind rage or a blind depression. Few people realize what their greatest insecurity is, and it takes real balls to admit what it is. It’s a bad idea to say it, even around trusted friends. Especially, around trusted friends.
There’s nothing worse than being betrayed by a best friend and having your greatest insecurity used against you. If someone you’ve trusted for years decides out of nowhere to turn on you and use everything in his power to make you look like a fool and a coward, there’s no recovering from that. You either begin seeking revenge or go into a permanent depression that can never be lifted.
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