Truth is anti social?

[AION]

If you always tell the truth you will have no friends and no acquaintances left. We all tell these white lies which aren’t lies. They are just a way to “dress” the truth. In the same way you wear clothes and don’t walk around naked because that is the truth. No you wear clothes. 

I think this is the right way to look at truth. Truth should’nt be anti social or anti life. For example if somebody is suicidal you could tell him the ugly truth of his life choices and you would be in line with the value of truth but it would be anti life. 

Every person and community has their dogmas or their shadow ego. Even this forum, one only has to touch a little bit of their unconscious material and they will have the same reaction as a Christian zealot. I found out it is very rude to confront people with their unconsciousness. It is not my job to do that. I’m not Prometheus aka the light bearer. I’m only responsible for my life and my individuation. Most people are not worthy to hear the truth. And if that means I have to coax by “dressing” the truth so be it  

I’m working with new clients and some of them are so stupid. It is ok to just coax them through things without lying to them but also not telling things which might activate their primitive brain. This is what good salesman do. They never lie. They walk on the line. 

 

Edited June 10 by AION

[Schizophonia]

You can tell the truth in a kind/neutral manner, and move on if you're not consulted or there's resistance.
For example, there are typically hysterical people to whom it's better not to say anything, lol yeah, well, too bad for them.

 

And then above all of this there is always this mirror effect. I also have this "Promethean clairvoyant" archetype, and fundamentally, it's about projecting my own inability to see what I am and do.
I'm often the last to own up to my insecurities about being too much of this or that, and my emotions in general.

Edited June 10 by Schizophonia

[RendHeaven]

Allowing people's contradictions to breathe without changing them has always been one of my top challenges

I'm much better about it nowadays but it does still cause me to squirm internally when someone is blatantly hypocritical or blind to what's in front of their eyes and I choose to bite my tongue.

Ultimately, their contradiction is my own contradiction. If I truly held room for all wrongness to flourish in all of its ugliness, I would be at peace

[Sugarcoat]

If you’re charming enough you can get away with saying pretty much anything

[samijiben]

Interesting take. I don't neccesarily agree with the statement that TRUTH MAKES YOU LESS SOCIAL or is ANTISOCIAL or some such. 

But I would say that THE INTENSITY OF PRESENCE fkn scares the shit out of people, that is, if they are devils. 

One look in your eyes, and they are blinded by the light, having to shield themselves, retreating into their caves of darkness