Theos-Talk Archives (September 1997 Message tt00017)

Nathan:

> > Dallas:

> > Let him utter no DISAGREEABLE TRUTH.
>
> I profoundly disagree. The above admonition is quite similar to
> an ostrich sticking its head in the sand. Truth is truth -- and
> the truth sometimes hurts. That is a fact of life. The above
> might usefully be altered to read, "Let him acknowledge -- not
> HARP on -- disagreeable truth, but consider healthful corrective
> measures."

H.P. Blavatsky was famous for uttering "Disagreeable Truth(s)."

And as a result, she was always getting into hot water with the
orthodox Christians, the Spiritualists, the dogmatic
materialists, etc.

-- Daniel