Ever notice how in our society honesty is used as a weapon of hurtfulness and lies are used as a salve of friendliness?

Think about it: It's totally true. This is probably why I have so much trouble with well-intentioned but all-too-honest discourse. People will tell you that they want open discourse, but be honest about anything with the slightest tinge of negativity and people will inherently infer it as insult. What they really want, deep down, is the soothing caress of lies and omission of truth. The propriety of, "How's it going?" - "Oh, just fine."

I don't like to use truth as a weapon of hurt. It seems wrong to me. As a scorpio, some astrologers cite the "sting" as the act of taking one's intellect and well-spokeness to verbally attack, deconstruct someone's character in the most honest, hurtful way possible. There's plenty of venom for concepts and corporations on this website, but I've only done this to a person a couple of times in my life. To do it it is a primal, visceral feeling. I know it hurt the persons and it made me surprised at myself.

Truth, WHOLE truth, should be a gift given to the ones closest to you. Good news or bad news, you give the truth, and you damn-well give it without spite or ill-intent; you give it with love. Lies should be reserved for the people in your life who deserve no better than social niceties and pleasantries.

It's all so easier said than done. I hope that I can live up to it myself.