Day Forty Five: Truth Telling

Free speech is the privilege of the dead, the monopoly of the dead. They can speak their honest minds without offending. We may disapprove of what they say, but we do not insult them, we do not revile them, as knowing they cannot now defend themselves.--Mark Twain

If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor--Albert Einstein

The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say-Anaïs Nin

unvarnished [ʌnˈvɑːnɪʃt] 

adj

1. not elaborated upon or glossed; plain and direct

2.free from any effort to soften to disguise; "the plain and unvarnished truth"; "the unvarnished candor of old people and children"

Exercise:

There is something waiting to be said. This is your opportunity to tell the unvarnished truth. Write a letter from the heart (free-write style). Don't worry about punctuation or syntax or presenting a well-constructed argument. You may decided to send the letter, but for now--this is for your eyes only.

Some prompts to help you get started:

Here's what you didn't know...

It was this moment I realized you and I...

I'm not ready to apologize, but...

My biggest fear is that one of us will die before I tell you...

Enough time has gone by...

Later
Keeping this one private, but I there were some surprises. Not constructing an argument or needing to be right allowed me to be more honest as did taking Albert's advice to "leave elegance to the tailor."