The truth

What is the truth? Is it important to tell the truth? What are the benefits and the risks of telling the truth? These questions have been on my mind lately. I think the truth is very important, even though you can hurt someone or many people by telling it sometimes. Obstructing the truth can only lead to more troubles, because you still hurt many people by hiding it. I don't think it's right to create confusion in people's mind. I can understand why some people are afraid of the truth; it is powerful, and telling it can change people lives. If you and people around you are comfortable living by hiding the truth, revealing it might change things. Usually only the oppressed asks for the truth to come to light, the oppressors of course would hide it. The sad thing is most people died without knowing the truth about themselves or others. I think life can be improved for human beings in general, if we take the giant step, and tell the truth, nothing but the truth.