Sometimes we are confronted with this juxtaposition or dichotomy: truth vs. feeling good. This assumes that the truth has to hurt and that feeling good is somehow an illusion or unreality.
I think that it doesn't always have to be this way. We can grow to love the truth, even if it is not always comfortable. Perhaps, we just have to have a more realistic view of ourselves. For example, in that case, if someone tells us that we aren't very good at something, but we already realize this, we won't feel shocked or hurt. Besides, we can still enjoy something, even if we aren't the absolute best at it. I think that enjoying something doesn't always mean being the best or being perfect.
On the other hand, there are occasions when the truth is painful. In that case, I think we should want or need to hear it. It may hurt at first, but eventually we come to accept it or embrace it. We go on from there. New things happen, and we move on.
Besides, we may need to know something awful. What if we're quite sick or have an imminent threat ahead of us? We need to know so that we can deal with it and overcome it. Then, we can go on living, growing, or prospering. Yet, there is no way around that truth in this case. We have to hear it.
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