Originally Posted by Ontages

Simple, don't sugar coat reality. It's a cold and ugly world out there and you trying to make it seem otherwise only has you living in a fake bubble. Honesty is what we need regardless of whether we want it or not. We hide underneath our egos, appearances, and fake personalities (facades), we need to expose ourselves for who we truly are and then at least we can live an honest life, people can like us for who we are not for who we are trying to be. We're all scared of reality but if we confront it head on that's when we can grow and live a fulfilling life.