“So much the worse for reality.” I’ve felt that way myself, sometimes.
My Mama used to tell us kids to be a little kinder than necessary and, as well, we were to ask of ourselves before we spoke to or of another: Is it kind? Is it necessary? Is it true? And if what we were about to say didn’t meet all three criteria, well, better left unsaid! Questioning yourself as to why you do what you do, why you believe what you believe, slows you down some, but it doesn’t hurt you. You often make me slow down and think