Is omitting a truth a lie IF one is never asked about it?
Does the adage of "You never asked so I didn't mention it" become more acceptable as we age because it's impossible to remember all our foibles?
Perhaps it's because society has become very fluid with relationships in the cyber world. It's easy to gloss over our weaknesses and hide them away because we anticipate moving away from people on a regular basis. Getting into the very essence of another is messy business and sometimes, it's easier to just detach rather than reveal a "truth." After all, another person is just a click away and that person might ask different questions or have a different philosophy and then...then we need not face our own shames.
Is forgetting our truths a lie to our self? Is it personal hypnosis so that we don't have to confront our shame, our humanity, our frailty?
For me, all of my darkest moments are the brightest beacons for which I need to concentrate in order to move forward in this life. They indicate weakness and the only path to strength is to lay bare their broken nature and be clear of what it will take to heal those fractures within me.
Dealing with loved ones who turn to poor coping mechanisms such as alcohol, drugs, obsessions in any form is dealing with someone afraid to face the fracture. I've had to learn that some people will NEVER choose to heal. They choose to ignore rather than heal.
The question is not always "Why can't you stop drinking?" The question might be "Why can't you face what is causing your excessive drinking?"
Omission
Truth or Dare
Dare to Face
Truth
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