Henry David Thoreau, a quote analysis
Truths and roses have thorns about themThoreau is a very famous poet and philosopher. Thoreau was a man connected to nature and God. Thoreau was a very honest man; he believed that one could only get closer to God if he understood nature. In this quote truths and roses have thorns about them, Thoreau is referring to that roses are beautiful but have thorns just like truth. Truth can have roses, but in the end they are much more beautiful than lies.
I myself am a person who usually tells the truth. Once, when I was about 11 or 12, I remember I knocked over a huge vase and blamed it all on to my cousin. The minute the vase smashed to the ground everyone came running, and I as scared as I was of my parents, immediately blamed my cousin for all of it. My parents were pretty upset at my cousin because it was a very expensive vase, but they didnt do anything, instead they asked if everyone was ok. My cousin was really mad at me, and wouldnt talk to me because he knew that I had knocked down the vase. I felt, extremely bad, so I realized that I shouldnt have blamed my cousin for it, and I went to my parents and told them the entire truth. Were they mad? Of course, they were, they were more upset that I had lied instead of telling the truth. If I had told the truth, I would have been off the hook with a couple of yells and screams from my parents, but because I lied I had more punishment. I realized from that point on that lies have bigger thorns then truths do, and I always told the truth from that point on.
Another time that I lied was in 7th grade, when my English teacher gave out progress reports, and I had a C-, which was the worst of my life. I was very scared to tell my parents, because I knew if I told them I wouldnt have been able to go to the Sonics game the next night. So being how I was, I didnt tell them, and before I knew it they got an email from Ms. Olson saying that I hadnt turned in my progress report. My parents were very infuriated with me that I
I myself am a person who usually tells the truth. Once, when I was about 11 or 12, I remember I knocked over a huge vase and blamed it all on to my cousin. The minute the vase smashed to the ground everyone came running, and I as scared as I was of my parents, immediately blamed my cousin for all of it. My parents were pretty upset at my cousin because it was a very expensive vase, but they didnt do anything, instead they asked if everyone was ok. My cousin was really mad at me, and wouldnt talk to me because he knew that I had knocked down the vase. I felt, extremely bad, so I realized that I shouldnt have blamed my cousin for it, and I went to my parents and told them the entire truth. Were they mad? Of course, they were, they were more upset that I had lied instead of telling the truth. If I had told the truth, I would have been off the hook with a couple of yells and screams from my parents, but because I lied I had more punishment. I realized from that point on that lies have bigger thorns then truths do, and I always told the truth from that point on.
Another time that I lied was in 7th grade, when my English teacher gave out progress reports, and I had a C-, which was the worst of my life. I was very scared to tell my parents, because I knew if I told them I wouldnt have been able to go to the Sonics game the next night. So being how I was, I didnt tell them, and before I knew it they got an email from Ms. Olson saying that I hadnt turned in my progress report. My parents were very infuriated with me that I
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