The truth...

By Vichara

Keeping a respectable distance from the truth is never a viable option. When a path needed to be taken contains hindrances to making the journey more fruitful, the truth needs to be known. If you were not told about known rough parts of the path, you would not be able to make allowances. If you were not told about the need for additional supplies and provisions, it would put an undue strain on the journey. The truth needs to known. The truth needs to be dealt with. The truth needs to be revealed and dealt with regardless. It is not knowing the complete picture is where the foundation of whatever path, journey or task falls apart. While yes there will be some unseen element it is what is known, the truth, that needs to be used as your guide.

posture • \PAHSS-cher\ • verb
1 : to strike a pose for effect
2 : to assume an artificial or pretended attitude : attitudinize

Example Sentence:
Posturing as pro-worker, he won the support of the trade unions, only to cave in to big business almost the minute he got elected.

Did you know?
Can you guess which of the following come from the same Latin ancestor as "posture"?
A. positive B. impose C. posit D. expose E. oppose
F. component G. dispose H. position I. postpone
We won't put off the answer to our quiz : they all do. The Latin verb "ponere," meaning "to put" or "to place," is the ancestor of numerous English terms, including "posture" and our nine quiz words. The past participle of "ponere" -- "positus" -- gave Latin the noun "positura" (same meaning as the English noun "posture"). That noun passed through Italian and Middle French and was finally adopted by English speakers as "posture" around 1586. The verb "posture" followed later from the noun, finding its place in English around 1645.