Honesty is not always direct

It's interesting to hear people speak when they don't know how to speak double-speak. They say things transparently, but they also don't understand what is being said from when someone uses double-speak on them. That makes them vulnerable. They think language use is for purely straightforward communication.

There's a certain arrogance to that view. They usually are not diplomatic people nor are they people-oriented people. And although directness is sometimes necessary, to be direct always is not the same as being honest always. They're different most of the time. It's an arrogant person who always wants direct communication because they feel that they are always honest. People who know how to be indirect with grace are more the work of beauty than those whose pragmatism stunts their use of indirect language.

From my experience, transparency, directness, pragmatism, and honesty only converge in rare moments. People who want those qualities to merge all the time either get hurt a lot or do not get out much around people. Even the greatest teacher used parables in much of his teaching.