Tuesday, November 17, 2009

"Harshness" Isn't Necessarily "Truth-Telling"

A mark of immaturity is when people confuse “harshness” with “truth-telling.” Some people think their harshness toward others is a mark of their willingness to dish out difficult truths. Often this harshness is just an indication that they are angry and immature and hurt. Mature truth-tellers always strive to tell the whole truth without compromise and yet always doing so lovingly and gently and graciously.

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