"Once you perceive what lies beneath the surface, once you glimpse the truth behind the polite illusion, you are faced with a terrible choice: do you speak or do you remain silent?

If you speak, you disturb the dream. If you remain silent you disturb your soul.

This is not a simple dilemma. It's an ancient tension between truth and belonging, between authenticity and acceptance. When you speak, when you dare to name what others deny, you risk being cast out—and not always gently."

—Alan Watts