(04-22-2010, 05:49 PM)thefool Wrote: I find it really hard to lie. I have gone to great lengths to say things truthfully. I have gone to great lengths to keep my word. Truth to me is the highest value along with Love and beauty. I find that if I am not honest with others then I am not honest with myself and then it starts a slippery slope. I like the solid foundation of truth. I have found that people might get hurt with the truth but they will get over it sooner or later. And they will thank you for being honest with them. Fo ex: do you lie to a dying cancer patient who has few days to live about their true condition? You may make them feel better for some time by lying. But truth will set them free. They may feel bad in the beginning but once they know the truth they may start to live their according to the new facts of life and will thank you not lying.
Truth for me is about saying, thinking and doing the same thing. I have practiced it and now it is just natural to me. That is my truth, it may not be someone else's truth but it is what it is. I find a great sanity in living this way. But of course if we know people are not going to accept our truth then we have the choice of remaining quiet. We don't have to yell it from the roof top...
Some wise words there, thanks. Out of interest - what would you do if you were in Josh's position? Would you tell the truth including all details, and risk splitting a family, or tell the truth and remain quiet on some confrontational details?
That appears to be the crux of the issue - at what point does a partial truth become a lie (discounting outright deceit, which is a negative issue to be resolved, but thats another thread!). This point is entirely subjective from person to person.
Is invoking negative emotions in others is wise at this time, when the opposite is needed to assit Gaia's evolution?
An STO person always has other Selves at heart, and as Josh stated, is putting them through the emotional battle really necessary? They will have to deal with their judgements when they pass over, does repeating the process hold any additional value?
That last questions are open by the way, not directed and yourself thefool - thinking out loud
L&L