Post #12

"People are like icebergs, you only see a small part of what they really are." I agree. When you meet a person, you only see what you are allowed to see, you are given the opportunity to look beneath the surface only when you're deemed worthy of it. Sure you can think "I know EVERYTHING there is to know about my best friend, this doesn't situation doesn't apply to me." But think about it. Really think about it. If you've ever thought to yourself; "She's hiding something" the truth is she probably has been hiding something for quite a while. Which leads me to this: if we are only allowed to see and know a person until a certain point, life is full of lies. Sure we've got the occasional honest people who appear for a brief moment in our lives, because "the truth hurts" and whomever is too honest is criticized. I don't get why in the world people would prefer to be lied to. To spare your feelings? Newsflash, your feelings may be spared, but you're living a lie. The truth doesn't hurt, the fact that it isn't what you expected does. If you'd rather live a lie than face the truth then you're a coward. If you rather look the other way thinking maybe it will go away, then you're an ignorant. What I'm trying to get at is, don't be so quick to judge someone because you only see what they want you to see. Don't be so quick to talk behind their backs because you only know what they want you to know. And at the end of the day, we all assume the worst when people are dishonest, so avoid the whole confusion and problems and just be honest for once in your life.