There's been so much in the news lately about sex and lies . . .but have you noticed that rarely has anyone mentioned that the real heart of the matter is: we don't tell the truth anymore. Matter of fact, we don't seem to tell the truth about anything . . .it's not socially or "politically correct". And from this sidestepping of words (perfected in the presence of our boss or our co-workers) we've adopted a very grey sense of truth. What used to be an uncomfortable feeling for telling a "little white lie" so we didn't hurt someone else has now become a dismissed or disregarded feeling . . conditioned away so that we don't even carry that discomfort into a conversation with our closest friend over coffee. We've "forgotten" it already . . until it doesn't even exist anymore and our ability to stretch, spin, and contort the truth to fit what we want to protect or promote is unconscionable if we allow ourselves to "think" about what we are doing.
And yet, with this comes the silencing of our inner selves . . our inner conscience . . about everything. When we cannot and do not tell the truth . . . nothing else is real, is it?
So where do we draw the line? What is acceptable to hide? When is it okay to lie? Is it alright for someone else to hurt us by omitting the truth?
I'm listening . . .
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