Honesty

Honesty.
Can we say it goes hand in hand with vulnerability?
"The condition of being laid open to something undesirable or injurious"

The other day i was being honest with my friend... Its quite difficult.
Being honest with a friend. And knowing how much i DISLIKE confontation....

First comes the whole, would rather dodge the issue than face it.
Did that, check.

Then a direct question comes... Hmm, think of ways to dodge, evade, not answer. Can sorta, so tell half truth, not full truth.
Did that, check.

Another question posed, eeks! Man, this guy is good, cannot dodge, cannot evade, cannot not answer... Shucks, now stuck, to just throw caution to the wind and speak, or remain tightly closed as a rose bud in the night...? Bah, say only la, whats the worst that can happen, right...? (like, alot....)
Did that, check.

But know what? In the end, it all worked out fine...Better than fine? I guess on my part i was afraid of my own ego getting pricked and i'll be left licking my wounds. I dont like to be the one that says something, and then i cant go back , ya know? Whats said has been said and nothing can be done.

Well, i guess thats just the way i am. I can play with words, hold them back and just dodge wherever possible.
Am learning not to be so cautious...Sorry ya people, but it is a flaw of mine.
And its according to mood and topic, where at times i can be really passionate bout it and go all out, and other times i'm in a shell (is that why i'm shell-bee? lame joke just for u KFC KFC)

So, yeah, honesty...best policy?
We shall see...