Cold, Hard Truth
The truth is not often an easy thing to tell. There are people’s feelings to consider. The damage to relationships. The damage to you and your reputation. The truth often makes you sit back and wonder about what’s really important in your life.
These sorts of contemplations often come after a lie has been told. After a lie has been told, the truth often weighs heavily on the liar as well as other people who might suspect there is a lie.
There is also truth and how we hold it above all else in some situations. But should we always hold it above all else?
Today I would like you to take the theme of truth in any of the many ways it can go. If you’re a bit stuck for ideas, here are a few prompts to get you started:
Write about a time in your life where you told the truth when it was hard to do. What was the situation? Why did you decide to tell the truth? Why was it hard? What were the consequences of you telling the truth? Do you regret telling the truth?
Write about a time when someone told you the truth and you wished s/he hadn’t. What was the situation? Who told you the truth? Why do you wish s/he hadn’t? Looking back on it, do you still wish that person hadn’t told you the truth?
What is truth to you? Truth above all? When is truth necessary? When are lies necessary?
There are many, many ways to take this week’s theme. Explore and write on whatever you wish.
August 13th, 2008 at 1:22 am
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