00:00What is the thin line between being polite and kind or what you say sugarcoated or politically
00:07correct versus blatantly truthful?
00:11Thin line for whom?
00:14It depends on who you are.
00:15It depends on what you are choosing to be.
00:18The politician has a purpose and ambition and therefore he will have to compromise with
00:23the truth.
00:24The friend does not have anything at stake.
00:26The first commitment of this one, the sagely friend, is towards the truth rather than
00:33the person he or she is related to.
00:36So this one is not going to compromise.
00:38Not going to compromise.
00:40Now in the short run, it would appear as if the politician does better.
00:46But in the long term, it's the preceptor that wins.
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