Diplomacy is the best policy!

So guys, ur ears must have worn out hearing the same old "nice guy" saying...yeah u guessed it: "Honesty is the best Policy". And u think it works. Works so well that u're a contented soul at the end of the day. Of course being good implies being honest...to an extent thou.

Stab me if I mean nonsense.

You might often hang around with ur friends. And at times u do get involved in some sort of discussion which demands ur opinion, knowledge, intellect or whateva u got in u. right? And keeping in mind that u r not submissive, u will ne'er give in. u'll make ur point clear, and most probably 'circularly' accepted. But hey, thats neva tht done always. And u know that. Ur friends are equally indomitable as u. They too have their own ideas. C'mon after all each of them fall under the 'Friends' category, and u rate them ur near ones.
So it often happens, ideas clash, debates break up, no one ready to loose. As indispensable one's ego preservation should be, u'll not stand others-no matter who he/she is-to vindicate and make u feel like loosing ur grip. And often in this process, relations get strained. And some tender slender ones like the spouse bond, and most concerned here : friendship, fall apart...never to be the same again. Now c'mon who r u fooling? Accept it, this is true. It happens. Even if we patch up, the fun bonding is in the vicinity...
And of course, not to sound discouraging or pessimistic, there is certainly a good solution to all these - 'TIME'.

"Who can say where the road goes,
Where the day flows, only time?
And who can say if your love grows,
As your hearth chose, only time?..." (Only Time, Enya)

...Hold it! hold it! I didn't mean to write anything about time. Ok 'Time is a great healer'. Thats true and justified. but its another thing I haven't mentioned yet...about the best policy, pratically.
Everybody (often) loves to be a good person; so that they achieve more and more people loving and caring for them. Thats a naive and sweet thought. But what if u are not social enough. What if ur personality just is not pleasing enough...by which I mean the 'Be yourself' thing, which may not be acceptable.
Whats actually important that u have the human wealth in abundance...in other words, a lot many well-wishers, do-gooders, supporters and friends for you. Life is then better and easier, isn't it?
So do u think being honest always pay good outcome? Not always, in fact rarely. Having said, I'm/someone's not sure if they are naturally affable. So be diplomatic. Its really not necessary that u speak ur heart out everytime, not giving a damn to what the listener thinks about it. Sometimes its much much better to pretend, pretend nice. Maintaining diplomacy helps, don't u agree? You remain a half closed book(if not full), and that keeps u safe in life. by that I mean, u got friends u are just satisfied having u around, not because they know u front to back, but because they just love ur attitude, ur thoughts(that're actually semi-transparent- good for them, good for you!) and above all You- the person. And there's nothing bad in maintaining that dude.
Sometimes its better this way. So is the new policy "Diplomacy is the best policy!". So guys, be a diplomat, and befriend the world.