To Be Honest

Being honest means telling the truth without lying. No matter the consequences of what may happen in the end. Honesty builds trust as well as scatters trust. So honesty comes with a whole lot.

I will agree that honesty costs a lot. Especially saying the truth in some cases that warrants you to tell a lie. Because some people believe lies rather than telling them the truth about something.
And truth be told, honesty has taught me pain and regret.

It happened that in my compound we have 17 flats, so I had a neighbor, and we were quite close, and one day I overheard one of my neighbors that lives opposite me. There are 4 in the room. I overheard them talking bad about us. And these are ladies I and my friend had helped. She heard about it and then came to ask me if what they said is true, so I told her and even told her more of what they have said about us.

We both went to confront these ladies because I couldn't bear it. Hmmm, after the confrontation, since the 4 ladies left opposite me, they were angry and began saying a lot of things about the neighbor I considered a friend that I didn't even know about. On hearing it, I was so broken because she was someone I took as a friend; the same person I lied for just to make sure her relationship was okay turned out to be the one who stabbed me in the back.

One of the things she said behind my back to the 4 ladies we confronted was that they shouldn't patronize my business. I cook in bulk for people based on their orders, so she told them that I cannot cook, my food isn't sweet, and so many things that really broke me, and I never believed she could say.

Sometimes it is very hard to be honest without hurting a person's feelings because most people would rather have you tell them a lie than tell them the truth. They get more comfortable with people lying to them than being realistic.

There's a saying that goes, "The truth is always bitter, but it must be spoken." In as much as it hurts to say the truth, you must say it regardless so that the person can grow, correct his or her mistakes, and become a better version of themself.

I have told a lie to protect someone a series of times.
So there was this scenario with a neighborof mine. Her husband-to-be caught her cheating on him and left her, so we had to plead and beg so much that we had to lie to the husband that she fell ill and was admitted to the hospital in the Intensive Care Unit and was almost at the point of being given oxygen so that the man could give her a second chance.

We had to keep up with this lie so that the man couldld give her a second chance. We never wanted their relationship to just scatter even though the lady was at fault, but we just had to play along so that they would settle.

I didn't want to be the reason why the relationship should end. I just had to play along. I wasn't the reason they started in the first place, so I don't want to be the reason they scatter. I just had to play along.

Well, I will say in some cases it is very okay to keep some secrets away from people if it will hurt them. And the reason is that some people are not mature enoughugh to handle certain things or certain news. So the best thing to do is to hide the truth from them.

And again, keeping the truth from someone depends on the context. If keeping the truth from that person is meant to protect that person and protect them from any harm or danger, then it is worth it. It doesn't mean you are betraying the person. You are just looking out for such persons.

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