Honesty Is Not Always The Best Thing

People are always saying that telling the truth is the best thing that you can do.  They say that telling the truth keeps you out of trouble.  Well I don't agree with that.  It seems that people are always hiding things and keeping things back.  When someone asks "how was your day?" and you respond in anyway but "great" then you are perceived as negative.  Or how about when asked your opinion and you give it honestly, people get their feelings hurt.  Really...everybody is entitled to an opinion and just because that opinion doesn't jive with yours does not mean that the person with the opinion is bad or negative.  It's just a different opinion.  However it seems that most people would rather bend the "truth" so that they can avoid confrontation or keep from being considered negative.  If we as people are saying to tell the truth, then be prepared to hear and accept the truth.  If you know that the person you are talking to is openly honest and you don't want to hear it, then tell them to lie.  But don't get hurt when the truth is said and it hurts because you just don't say it yourself.