I’m 39.
What do I know now
that I didn’t at 30?
Or 25?
Or 20?
What have I learned?
Honesty becomes more important
every year.
And seems so important now,
but so much easier now.
I was never a liar.
That’s almost worse
than being a Nazi.
But I lied by omission
and colored the truth.
I realize now that honesty
is sacrosanct.
It is the measure
of our character.
It is how we are judged
In the eyes of others.
No deception lasts
and undone, we are left only
with embarrassing excuses
that can never heal the damage
that a lie causes.
I have been lied to
and realized the deception.
I have confronted liars
only to hear more elaborate lies.
And I have met honest people
in rare circumstances
and admired them.
I have never been afraid of the truth,
as uncomfortable as it may be.
I have learned from honest people
and I have tried to be an honest person.
I want to spare the people I know
from the pain of a lie.
But I can never protect them
from the pain of the truth.
i dont't know if any of you follow @shitmydadsays on twitter, but i do and in one post, the dad said that lying was only worse than being a nazi. its true, i think, lying comes so easy to too many. its tough to be honest, but its incredibly important.
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