Speaks 'n' Sneaks

I have recognized the value of tempered transparency in relationships of all types. We are all so similar and yet there is this great chasm between us. I wish we were more blunt with ourselves and with each other. I will admit, blunt has a rather inhumane connotation. Therefore, I feel the need to expound on the attribute of being blunt as tempered transparency. Tempered transparency, I contend, is the perfect expression of personal effectiveness and social appropriateness. It is the liberation of intrinsic communicative desires regulated by role taking - perceiving through another's perspective. I believe that all that is boring, stressful, underwhelming, overwhelming, daunting, frustrating, and mind-boggling in relationships stems from our inability to advantageously utilize this attribute. Where is this fear coming from? Why is our collective self-confidence so low? Why can we not become more mindful? Intimacy, a necessary condition in all types of relationships, is contingent upon our ability to achieve a higher stage of being.