From Bobby to Brian

July 19, 2009

Hey

Man, I’ve been having these incredible conversations this weekend about TRUTH. What it means, how to express it, if it should be expressed in certain situations, etc…

For me personally I value the truth above all else. I think that is where loyalty as a friend, trust, honesty, and communication all start and end. For instance, I can’t stand when people pussy-foot around an issue. To me, there is always a bottom line and it may take some thought to get to it, but it is there. I think people lie to themselves and in the process lie to people around them to help them deal with the fact they can’t own up to the truth. Maybe for fear of hurting the person, of maybe because they aren’t conscience of it themselves. I guess for me it just comes down to the fact that I like to know where I stand at all times. And if the answer hurts, well then I can move on and get on with my life instead of creating different scenarios in my head. Lying is like a drug I think. People need it to get by and use it as a shield to make themselves feel like there was a valid reason for their actions, when in reality they are just tearing down walls that may have taken years to build.

This sounds like a really negative email, but I’m trying for it not to come across that way. I guess it’s just that every time you turn on the tv, radio, whatever, you are bombarded with differing accounts of what actually happened in a certain situation. Whether is politics, celebrity gossip, the weather. And when it hit’s close to home that’s when you really feel burned. Whoever said “the truth shall set you free” was not messing around when they said that. It’s really what it’s all about.

I’m finally all moved into my dads!!!! It’s great. It’s nice to have some sense of normalcy and a feeling of a “home-base”. Something I haven’t had since March.

Hope you’re well my friend. Talk to you soon.

Bobby.

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