What to say and how to say it has always been the problem. To seek the polite way of communication, that is to speak with an acceptable voice that resonates with politeness and deference, is often the way of the coward.
This may seem harsh to most, but I am amazed at how many times we hide behind politeness. Since politeness is considered a virtue it becomes an insidious and convenient mask for cowardness.
The obvious problem is that politeness often masks the truth by diluting it and making it palatable, and in so doing it makes the truth less attainable. Once this habit of politeness takes root it helps to establish a belief system that seems very comfortable with its delusion of heroic qualities.
The problem is the truth can only be masked so long, and if you are very lucky, the sham you really are will finally appear in all of its glorious ugliness. For many this is the beginning of their personal salvation.
Brother Giovanni, Pizzaonian News Service
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