More often than not, we hear that truth is bitter. But, is it? Truth many times are straight facts, devoid of any inherent feeling. So it’s not that the truth is bitter, but your emotional reaction to it. If something doesn’t conform with your point of view, it’s going to feel bitter.
But if bitterness of some fact depends on listener’s perspective, what about the speaker? Are those speakers objective enough for the truth to be delivered as it is? Can it be possible that they are delivering their viewpoint in the name of truth? If truth is bitter, they should feel the taste of it too. Or do we use the excuse of delivering the truth to hurt the others.
If at all, it doesn’t cost us anything to be kind. If the truth is really bitter, then we should be able to be empathetic to the listener, and break the news the way it doesn’t antagonise them. If it doesn’t feel bitter to you, you need to ask yourself, are you serving your opinion in the name of truth? Questions one should ask oneself.
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