The Pain of Half Truth

Sometimes, lying is better than telling half truth. Of course, lying is a bad habit. There’s no argument there. The follow up pain and sense of betrayal, after being lied to, is unbearable. It’s always a threat. No compromise!

But sometimes you are forced to tell the half truth. Because you know the consequence of a complete honesty. So you’re honest. But not completely. That actually is hurtful. Because at some point, you would be forced to tell the rest of the story. By then, the anger and pain you cause is equivalent to lying. May be more painful.

So, sometimes I choose a complete lie than half truth. Because you can try to learn to trust the person after being lied. I can’t say for sure, but people could change. When it comes to telling a half truth though, it’s hard to trust the person after that incident. How can you be sure if there’s something left or if that’s the whole truth? You can only wonder!