Truth and Consequences
Posted: September 21st, 2007, 12:00 pm
One of the qualities of love is honesty.
and honesty, like love, has its risks and consequences
Love has many qualities--compassion, giving, affection, understanding, respect, indulgence, acceptance
all these rest on honesty
they rest on truth telling, which is risky business
if I told you that your fly was down, would you hate me?
if I mentioned that your breath was stale, would I have to hail a cab?
if I pointed out that your G string was out of tune
or that you were drunk and howling at the moon
would you banish me from your kingdom?
the truth has its downside
honesty is the fondest fault
and honesty, like love, has its risks and consequences
Love has many qualities--compassion, giving, affection, understanding, respect, indulgence, acceptance
all these rest on honesty
they rest on truth telling, which is risky business
if I told you that your fly was down, would you hate me?
if I mentioned that your breath was stale, would I have to hail a cab?
if I pointed out that your G string was out of tune
or that you were drunk and howling at the moon
would you banish me from your kingdom?
the truth has its downside
honesty is the fondest fault