How stark must we really be in our adherence to a regime of full disclosure? Life presents you, with an opportunity to be delicate. Take it.  The truth.' they say, 'will set us free.' 'Lies,' we are also told, though not quite so succinctly, 'imprison us in a web of artificial fears and restrictions.' 
The world it sometimes seems is full of worrying, troublesome, situations. People are forever having to watch what they say and where they go lest they end up making mistakes, the consequences of which would prove enormous. No wonder so many of us are defensive and apprehensive. Yet is that really what we came here to experience? Is the purpose of life simply to stay safe?