If a person killed a deer and ate too much of it, he would
feel sick and/or sluggish. Anyone who has overeaten knows that bloated feeling,
especially after Thanksgiving dinner!
Truth is a good
thing, just like deer meat is a good thing for a hungry person. But truth, too, has its
negative side effects. When a person is exposed to too much truth, especially
considering the age of the person, truth can hurt. Consider the breakup of a long
relationship. When the truth is told, "I just don't love you any more", the one hearing
the truth is hurt. When a child finds out why they were put up for adoption, they may
feel rejection of a horrible kind. Adopted children may fantasize about a parent being
too poor to care properly for them, and giving them up to a loving, caring couple. To
hear, "I didn't want you" would make you as sick as if you have eaten the whole
Thanksgiving turkey by yourself. Trying to continue living a normal life after that
would take a lot of effort after that kind of rejection.
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