The Naked Truth

Some truth quotes that made me reflect a couple events I have encountered.

“Craft must have clothes, but truth loves to go naked.” –Thomas Fuller.

In high school, one of my best friends was jumping from one girl to another. There seemed to be a cycle and time frame with each one. I honestly don’t think that he knew that I knew all of these girls. He was the one to tell stories about each one and how the relationship didn’t work out. I knew some of these girls very well, over the years, and the stories didn’t add up. I had some classes with these girls and the subject of him always came up. I had asked him about different girls later in the year and stories were mixed up from when he first told me. This put our friendship in a gray area. Later, we were supposed to hang out with a group of people to see a show. The show had already started when got a text saying he had no money to go and had to be home to help his mother. Literally, 1 minute later, everyone sees him walking around with a girl and a Starbucks in hand. If you’re a coffee drinker there, you should know that those do cost more than you would like. Come next day, I asked him what was going on. He was giving excuses left and right. More layers of lies to cover the truth. He finally admitted to the truth and said that he had money to go but wanted a day out, everything free. He only went out with this girl because she paid everything when they went out. Someone that was able to use another in such a way and have no problem with it was toxic. It has been years since I last seen him. From those closest to me that have seen him around, his bad habits haven’t gone away.

“If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” –Mark Twain.

This is essential to my life. Who would want to think harder than they should, to keep stories straight, if they were telling the truth? I know I wouldn’t. That would give me the worst headache and I already have enough to think about with my courses. It’s better to get right to the point, like ripping off a band aid fast. I remember my senior year; I was off doing projects for school or studying for AP tests. Never did I lie about where I was going to be or who I was going to be with. Unfortunately, my stepfather thought I was lying and would make an excuse to check up on me. Whether it was driving pass the library to see if my car was there, to go to the post office, which was clearly on the opposite side of town. Or making a trip to the grocery store for one item and check if I was really at the donut shop where my friend worked at, in the same shopping cernter. He expected me to be the one to lie, saying that I was going to study but not really, and be off somewhere else, but make more excuses to why I wasn’t where I was supposed to be. It really is beneficial to tell the truth and not have to remember anything.

Truth holds accuracy, facts, and has no layers. It is a way of life that I would prefer to live. Truth can come in many forms: pictures, songs, emotions. It can come at you as slow as the speed of a snail or a 90 MPH fastball. Looking at my life, I’m glad to have those close to me tell me the truth, in any situation, and not sugar coat it. Wouldn’t you want to know the truth from the ones closest to you?