Would You Rather Be Told The Truth Or Not? (page 4)

minimus

Tinkerbell.......I say, " Unless I NEED to know, I don't think it would ultimately be of benefit to know"......Of course, I say that because I don't think of it as a problem to me.......But who knows? BTW, where's the Gumby???

tinkerbell82

Unless I NEED to know, I'd don't think it would ultimately be of benefit to know

Agreed. so i guess it all boils down to what each individual considers need-to-know info, then :)

invictus

somewhere I read : " Truth is like surgery - it hurts but it heals too."

so, I guess no matter what it was I would like to know ,and I would not choose to hide.Quite a few times I`ve been really hurt by people trying to work for my benefit by hiding the truth, just to have that truth exposed latter ,even uglier.Not only I had to deal with very complicated situations because of that fact but I also lost trust in some people.

Invictus

ESTEE

Whose version of the TruthTM ...?

ESTEE

Singing Man

I guess if I never knew about my ex-wife's affairs I would still be married and my kids be happier back then. But its the principal of being true to your self, and by doing this sometimes we have to be a monument to our self's even if its not to anyone else.

BluesBrother

Now you are changing the question .

1st) Would I always want to know the truth? Yes , because ignorance is still ignorance even if it feels blissful . Remember the film "The Trueman Show"? He was happy with his life but still felt the urge to find out the TRUTH - it turned out he had been fooled all his life.

2nd) Would I always deliver the full uncut truth to a sick person? I think it would depend on my relationship with that one and whether I knew that they would want to know.

minimus

Actually, the question didn't change although the circumstances may have. I knew of a man who had a "lovechild" from WWII and never told his family in the states until his long-lost son from England looked him up to try to get aquainted with his "other" family. It was a shock to some and a pleasant surprise to others because this man knew he fathered a child during the war but never told anyone else about it til his 70's. From what I heard, his wife and kids weren't that upset to find this out but the man kept it to himself because he didn't want to disrupt his family.

gumby

but the man kept it to himself because he didn't want to disrupt his family.

I've always though if a man or woman "slipped" and did the nasty with someone else, it would be better if the innocent mate never knew if the love of the two is there. I think in a case like this is where a lie, ....or not knowing the truth........is the best policy so as "not to disrupt the family", though some might not agree.

Gumby

minimus

Gumby---stay away from my wife.

gumby

Gumby---stay away from my wife.

lol,

btw......how is the Mrs.? Is she totally convinced now........or is she still in the' I need more convincing' stage? Tell her gumby said hello.

Gumby

Would You Rather Be Told The Truth Or Not?

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