The first point of courtesy must always be truth.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
If my friends won´t tell me the truth, who will? When someone asks me what I think, I can speak the truth without either hurting or flattering. It is tempting to be evasive when I fear someone may not want to hear the truth, but I cannot distort reality out of kindness for another person without myself living a lie.
I seek the clarity and the honesty communication with another person that come from telling the truth. Excess in anything - even consideration for others - is an expensive indulgence.
For Today: Do I realy believe that withholding the truth to protect someone´s feelings is doing that person a favor?