What does your name mean? Mine means, Honest Truthful One. I think mostly I tend to live up to the meaning of my name, sometimes brutally so. But there are times that I shirk from the truth. There are times when it’s really hard to tell the truth. Especially when you know the truth will really hurt.

Maybe Honesty isn’t always the best policy. Is it better to destroy a relationship in the name of honesty or to preserve it in the name of… deceit? omission?

And while we’re talking about truthfulness, do you feel compelled to tell a person in a close relationship if you think they are doing something wrong or damaging? I think this is where it gets sticky. I think a good friend should be able to be honest with you without destroying the relationship. But I think that the risk a good friend takes is that just because they think you are doing something wrong, doesn’t mean that it’s actually wrong. And in that case, they damage or destroy the relationship and loose your trust.

What do you think?

(edit: Not to worry, nothing is going on, I’ve just been thinking about this for awhile.)