The Truth Will Free...

“The truth will set you free, but first it will make you angry.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.


Men and women both claim to want “truth” from the opposite sex. We rail against those we find deceitful and accuse them of “game playing,” and if we accrue enough experiences with people who fit this description, we begin to label all members of one group or another as dishonest. It’s not true, but blaming someone else feels a lot better than taking a cold hard look at oneself and asking questions that might lead us to the truth about ourselves. This happens because we’re human, and because facing the truth about something — particularly about ourselves– is difficult and scary. Truth asks us to open ourselves up for possible hurt and/or rejection. Truth requires that we take a look at all of our own assumptions and beliefs. Truth means that we shed the protective layer that covers our ego in order to honestly assess the situation. The truth hurts.

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