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‘I am blunt and straightforward ’. ‘I call spade for spade’. We often hear such statements uttered by some with affront and arrogance. It’s a loud proclamation of the truth they espouse in dealing with people. But do such people endear others? Don’t they cause hurt and anguish to the others? On the other side, there are people who are cautious about their verbal expression as if they are handling expensive cut glasses. They hardly take a firm stance on any subject or rather have an opinion before they ascertain the viewpoint of the opposite person and are often in unison with the opposite person. People with such attributes endear people who surround them. But Are they honest? This is one aspect of life that I have always battled with. What is righteous and appropriate? To be honest or To be endearing to others? Should one accept the fact that one is bound to hurt someone sometime? Can I take clear stance and behave with conviction with utter disregard to people how they say and feel’....