The Ouchness of Truth

Buddhism: Your Daily Meditation In order to be effective truth must penetrate like an arrow - and that is likely to hurt. 'Posthumous Pieces' by Wei Wu Wei Sponsored by humaneInterface.com - Crestron Programming

That just goes to the core of what I have been pondering today. Creditors, language, rescue, changing attitudes all have one aspect in common -- truth. If I am not truthful with my language I mislead not only others but myself. If I am not truthful with my creditors, I wind up in debt. If I am not committed and truthful about saving animals, I will not go on rescue drives. If I am not truthful about what bugs me or what helps me, then how can I change my attitude. Truth is a large part of the equation. Acceptance is on the other side of the balance beam, though. If truth is my goal, then I must accept what is true to be able to put that new attitude, that new truth, that new rescue, that new phrase into action. And sometimes, going into action with that truth is just like the quote above -- "In order to be effective truth must penetrate like an arrow -- and that is likely to hurt."