truth be told

tell me the truth.

if someone is to say that to you, wld you REALLY provide the truth? or start formulating tales of untruths?

am reading this book - The Thirteenth Tale and i find it intriguing and somehow rather real.

The things we tell others, we rarely tell them in its purest, unabridged version. We either add info to spice it up, or extract bits - anything to fictionalise the story. I guess everyone of us wants to keep the real truth (and nothing but the truth) to ourselves. We never intend to build a wall for ourself, but I guess the wall will serve as a shield. No matter how transparent we want to be with our partners, our loved ones, am sure we don't want to easily read like an open book. I personally would like to leave a tinge of mystery about myself...

But i think however the "truth" is told, the mouth telling it usually intended it to be undetrimental to the listener. However, spin the story as much as you like, but not till you get giddy.

And most importantly, can the listener really take the truth? For it has been tried and tested, that truth hurts. REALLY.

Anyway, i came across this quote and i think it is quite apt:

The depth of my friendships depends, in large measure,
on how vulnerable I am willing to be
And how much of myself I share.