“Tell all the truth, tell it slant. Truth must not be given all at once raw, for they may come as a tremendous surprise like lightning to an innocent child.” I agree that for some truth, such as the reason for your brother’s death or the truth of your parent may sometime need to be given little by little, so we can take it in bits by bits without getting overwhelmed by the surprising truth at once. This kind of slanted truth is not a lie, which one is still telling the truth, except not a whole truth. One may want to know the whole truth at once because one thinks he or she can take it in and absorb it. However, most people with a fainted heart may be unable to take such a shock all at once and result in mental breakdown. Truth such as telling a person that you are adopted may be hard to understand for kids. Often time the truth may be misunderstood that the person can’t absorb the whole truth and missed some of the truth. I personally agree with Dickinson’s point of view. Some truths are incapable to be delivered and understand all at once. The best way is to take your time and say it indirectly so that your subject won’t die before you are finished telling the truth.
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