Since you were young, you've been told to tell the truth. One's willingness to tell the truth often plays a significant role in the ways people relate to him. Listening to the truth, though, can be hard, and some people avoid situations where truths are revealed.
Considering the activity this morning and your own experience, write 2 paragraphs about your feelings related to truth: how comfortable are you telling the truth in hard situations? Why? Share particular incidents and develop this answer. In the next paragraph, explore your ability to hear and accept truth. When is it hard? When is it easy? Why? Provide specific evidence.
The truth can be easy to convey to people or difficult to convey to people depending on the situation. In most situations it is easier to tell someone the truth because they have the right to know about it. However, in particularly difficult situations, it is far easier to not tell the truth to someone in order to save them pain or trouble. This is because ignorance is bliss.
ReplyDeleteThe truth can be easy to accept or hard to accept depending on the situation. In most situations the truth is easy to accept, but when the situation gets more difficult, it gets harder to accept the truth. The truth is hardest to accept when something with great consequences happens, like when a loved one dies, when someone gets an illness, or when someone gets fired. Generally people will accept it in time, but it takes a while. This is because ignorance is bliss.
I feel like when I need to tell the truth about myself, it is a lot easier than telling other people's truths. For example, if I like somebody and people are teasing me I would say "Yes I like this person, so stop talking about it". On the other hand, if my friend told me she liked this guy, I would be hesitant. Also, it depends on the situation. Sometimes, if it is deep, it is more of a question of right vs. betraying the trust of somebody. Also a way to get around it is saying, "This is not my place", and stepping out.
ReplyDeleteAlso, although I had a pretty clear choice of where to stand on the line, I would tell a friend they have something in their teeth because honestly, I would kind of expect them to do the same. Also, if a senior saw it, like others said, I would rather one random senior guy tell me then my entire grade laugh st me.
Telling the truth is not always the easiest thing to do. In my opinion, the older you get the harder it is to tell the truth. When you are young telling the truth is like doing your homework, you do not want to do it, but you know it is the right thing to do (deep down for some). One time when I was about five years old my friend and I stole my oldest sister's barbie doll and chopped all her hair off and flushed her down the toilet. At that moment, I realized what I had done and when my sister confronted me I unwillingly told her the truth and apologized. The truth is a sin and a blessing, it solely depends on the matter at hand.
ReplyDeleteThe truth sometimes hurts to hear, but I know if I listen I learn something from it. It is hard to listen to the truth when it involves someone who may have done something that could hurt you. For example, your best friend started flirting with the guy you like even though she knew you liked him. The times where it is easy listening to the truth is if it benefits you in some way. For instance, you were accused of stealing, but the actual person who stole was caught and you were off the hook.
I feel as though one should try to be told as much as possible. It is the right thing to do in most situations and it helps people feel like they can trust you. And trust is always a good thing. However, in some situations it is best to tell a lie. It can give someone hope or maybe even fix a relationship. But these situations aren't very common.
ReplyDeleteIn my life up to this point, I feel as though I can trust my friends with something big. This is because with most of the big things in life, they have told the truth. Even if it can be hard, in the end it will be better in most cases. I don't feel as though there are any big secrets being kept from me and if there are, I hope it is for the best.
I once heard this quote about telling the truth, “it is better to be slapped with the truth then kissed with a lie.” I think that this quote reflects my feelings relating to hearing the truth and accepting it. Although it is difficult to hear the truth at times, in the end it will only get worse over time and eventually the person will feel even more betrayed. It may take time for the truth to be accepted; however they know that you have been honest. Throughout my life, I have also heard that some lies are acceptable, when shielding someone from the harsh reality or if it is a “little white lie”. I always try to tell the truth even when I know it is hard the person to hear. If the person doesn’t know, then the problem can’t be resolved and you can lose their trust.
ReplyDeleteAbout a year ago, my parents found out that my dog had lung cancer and we would have to put him down in a week. I was in the middle of finals and I was already stressed, so my parents didn’t tell me until the night before that we were going to put him down. I felt betrayed that they could keep such important information from me, however I also knew that they were only trying to do what was best for me. The truth can be incredible difficult to hear and accept, and can take a long time to recover. If it is a small harmless lie, like a surprise birthday party, then the lie is easily accepted and even enjoyed. It all depends on the situation and if the lie is hurtful or helpful.
I am going to tell the truth. I actually hate telling the truth in hard situations. I am not comfortable telling someone bad or hurtful, so I think it is easier to lie. I would like to be able to tell the truth more, but I have trouble saying what is on mind and what I should tell other people. An example of an incident where this has come into play is my mother's cooking. She is an okay cook, but when it comes to some food like pasta or baking cakes, they aren't very good. She works so hard on her food and she tries to make it really well. I thank her for making food for us. I, sadly, lie to her. I tell her that I liked it, even though it may be better just to tell her the truth.
ReplyDeleteFor me personally, I think I take the truth well. I like to look on the bright side. Obviously, if the truth is like "You got an A+ on the test," then it is easy to her. A lot of times, though, the truth isn't a good thing to hear about. I think that waiting to tell the truth is actually okay. I would be okay with someone waiting to tell me the truth even if they could have told the truth at an earlier time. I think that just hearing at one point is better than hearing never from someone else that shouldn't be the one saying it.
Being put in the spot where you have to let the truth out is definitely not the best thing in the world and to some its their worst nightmare. In my opinion it is a lot easier to spill the truth when you are younger because you do not have a good sense of what you are doing and as a young kid, you are not expected to be perfect or even very well behaved. When you grow older I think it is easier to tell the truth. You are more mature and can piece things in a better way. At least in most cases. Telling the truth about myself to my parents can sometimes be tough but the relationship I have with them allows me to do so in comfort. When telling the truth about someone else or "snitch" as some people would consider it, can be very hard for me but if it has to be said then I wont think twice.
ReplyDeleteTo contradict myself a little, I think it is not ok the keep the truth from someone. Even though we sometimes hate to have to tell the truth, I think it is important to do it in the right place and time. Of course keeping the truth from young kids make sense because they don't understand a whole lot but once they reach a certain age, the truth becomes crucial. As we were talking this morning, if I found out I was adopted when I was lets say 9, I would be in shock but I would learn to live with it through out my teenage years which I think is the most important years of a humans brain to develop. If I found out when I was 18, I would be full of anger and I would hate to think of it as I have lived 18 years around a lie. It would hit me a lot harder and affect me for a long period of time if not for ever. Of course there are many different types of situations where its okay to keep the truth hidden but we should all know that it will come out at one point in life.
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ReplyDeleteI believe that the truth is only necessary in cases of dire need. I have had to tell the truth in everything from relationships, where I really was last night, or something as stupid as who ate who's food. Depending on the situation would depend on the extent of the truth that I would tell. Most of the time thought I believe that if the lie is the thing that is keeping you happy then nobody should spoil that by making you upset with the truth. The truth doesn't always make the situation, and in some cases I have known, it makes it worse. For example last I had two friends who began to date. They were very good friends before this and they had a happy relationship for a while. That was until I discovered that my friend was cheating on her boyfriend. I knew I had to tell the guy but in reality it took me a few days to muster up the courage to tell him. When I eventually did he was furious with rage and him and the girl broke up later that day. Sad to say but they never truly became friends again.
ReplyDeleteSometimes the truth is the hardest thing to hear. It's hardest to hear when you'd rather live the lie and ignore the cold hard reality that is facing you. It's easiest to accept the truth when the truth is what you've always wanted or when the truth is a better reality than the lie. Personally the truth is a good thing to hear, but for me the truth is usually worse than the lie. It's easy to accept or decline the truth depending on what the truth is. I am extremely good at accepting the truth but sometimes I am very bad at accepting it
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ReplyDeleteIn hard situations, it can be very hard to tell the truth. I feel as your life goes on, the truth becomes harder and harder to reveal. When I was eight years old, I had a decent sized fish tank filled with seven fish. One of them was pregnant and one of them ate a lot more than the rest. The day before we left for my two week winter break, I decided that the only way for my fish to survive, was to feed them more! I dumped HALF of the fish food container into the tank. Daily, the fish only needed a few flakes here and there, but I dumped in about 400X that. When we came back, all the fish were dead. Three of the fish had been sucked up by the filter, the others sadly laying on the tank bottom. My dad asked me what I did, and I simply told him the truth. The truth was the fact that I overfed them (of course I did not understand this at the time). At first, I tried to lie and say that the filter sucked up all the fish, and some germs went about. But I soon found out that lying comes with a cost, and that "cost" will show that you are not responsible for fish at the time. The reason I decided to tell the truth was because I was scared of the consquences of lying. But now as I am getting older I feel that it is the COMPLETE opposite.
ReplyDelete[Here is a classic one...] When I was a little boy, Santa Claus was my favorite man in the world. However, when I started getting older, kids started spreading rumors that he was not real; I was astounded. I took the facts to my parents, and they did not give in. At one point, one of the weirdest parents I have met in my entire life, (this parent actually scared me), told me herself that he was not real. Of course, my parents did not give in, but from then-on I knew he was a fantasy. Occasionally, I still believed that "santa was on the roof", or there were "sleigh tracks outside the house." In instanced like these, ideas you have believed your entire life, and your family members convinced you the lie was true. However, on the other hand it was extremely easy to take in the truth that monsters were not real. That was a huge relief because it gave me nightmares and kept me up all night. Overall, it all depends on the situation whether or not you should tell the truth, but in the end, not telling the truth will come back to haunt you! [Sometimes it is the other way around!]
The truth can hurt, but I'd rather tell the truth than have a lie weighing my chest down. When I was little I got up to make breakfast and went to warm something up in the microwave. I put the bowl in the microwave for too long. I was using an old dish that my moms grandmother gave her as a wedding gift. The bowl cracked and my parents were out of the house. My brother came out and helped me clean up. He was about to take the blame but I told him not to and I called my parents to let them know. They weren't as mad as they would have been if my brother and I had lied though.
ReplyDeleteHearing the truth can also be hard but its better to hear the truth from from the main source than hear it from someone else. When it come to sports I always go to family and one of my friends to ask them what thy think I should work on because a lot of people will say "oh yeah you did great." The reason I always go to my family and friend is because I know they will tell me the truth.
The truth often hurts in difficult situations and I suppose this stands with the saying ignorance is bliss. The truth can blur the lines we thought were real, but can also be a light in a path of darkness.The truth can diminish hope and can leave you alone. Sometimes we don’t want the truth, we don't want the consequences it entails, we don’t want the facts not in our favor. But I suppose, if you live among lies, you're not really living at all. Technically you are living, but nothing is real. The truth can take you places, you don’t know where its going to lead you. The scariest part is the ride, the unknown. Once the facts are placed in front of you, you are either hurt or you are happy.
ReplyDeleteFor me, I’m bad at telling the truth when its easier to lie. It’s hard to hurt the people you love but its even harder to keep things from them. I think the worst is when you lie to not hurt other people and then you tell the truth. Because then you’ve lied and withheld the truth and that seems a lot worse.
And as for hearing the truth well truthfully I’ve heard some pretty bad truths. But when I look back on it now it seems like silly drama. But I will say, that hearing a truth can make you look at someone in a different light. Sometimes a good one, sometimes a bad one. But the crazy thing is that we can pretend to be things were not and everyone will go along with it, even if its not real. And although lies may protect us, it's never as fulfilling or as legit as the basic truth.