Most of us have heard the axiom that honesty is the best policy. I’m confident many people abide by it.
However, as I look back on my life, now that I’m in my sixties, I notice that every time I was completely honest in my opinions and feelings, it brought about horrific consequences. Life-altering mushroom clouds . . . ka-BOOM! . . . leaving me dazed, confused, and contemplating the scattered ashes of my life.
Unfortunately, this has happened to me more than once—actually several times. So, I’ve (finally) decided to change my thinking about this well-known advice to:
1- Never be honest.
2- Never say what you are thinking.
3- Tell people exactly what they want to hear. If you don’t, you will pay the consequences.
Does this sort of thing happen to anyone else, or just me?
Carolyn Kay Hanson 