I found this postcard on Postsecret. What would the outcome be if everyone said exactly what they wanted to say, regardless of consequences? Even for one day, it was be absolutely mad and chaotic. It would be both horrific and extremely interesting. A flurry of words would gather in your brain and escape from your mouth, without and ounce of consideration for your conscience. You'd either end up hurting someone's feelings, (e.g. 'I actually think you're a bit moronic, go jump off a very high cliff'), or make them very happy, (e.g. 'I love you, lets go make babies.') You could produce an indifferent response, but then you couldn't have said anything very interesting. Arguments and catfights would ensue, unless you were one of the lucky few who could have a bit of loving instead. Do you lie to save yourself, or to save other people? Hiding your love from someone can be seen as saving yourself, whereas hiding the fact that you think a person is a moron is saving their dignity. But then when you tell someone what you think of them, that reasoning becomes topsy turvy and the opposite applies.
Would you want people to tell you exactly what they wanted? or is it better to be naively unaware?
What would you say?
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