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The Day Everyone Spoke Truth
By Adarsh Dwivedi
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It was a quiet evening in a small town in India. The sun had set, and the only sound in the house was the ticking of an old wall clock. Maheshwari and Rambabu, a married couple, lay on their bed, facing away from each other. Years of fights, misunderstandings, and cold silences had filled the space between them.
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“This marriage has become lifeless,” Maheshwari said, her voice tired.
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Rambabu didn’t argue. “Let’s just get a divorce. We’re only hurting each other now.”
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Their voices were low, but their son Mahesh heard everything from his room. Mahesh was quiet by nature, a boy of few words—but he had learned the art of lying well. He lied at school, lied to his parents, and even lied to himself. But what happened next would change his life forever.
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At that very moment, something strange happened across the world. It was as if the universe flipped a switch. No one could lie anymore. Not a single human being. The ability to lie vanished completely. People spoke only the truth, without even realizing it. Even if they tried to lie, the truth came out. Scientists were confused. Governments panicked. Social media exploded. But no one could stop it.
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This sudden "truth wave" hit Maheshwari and Rambabu too. They began speaking openly. Years of anger came pouring out. “You never supported me,” Maheshwari said. “You always made me feel alone.”
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Rambabu fired back, “You never respected me. You were only with me for comfort.”
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Their words cut like knives. There were no lies to protect each other now. Mahesh, listening from the next room, felt his heart break. He had never heard such truth from his parents before.
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A few days later, the couple went to court. They explained their situation honestly, without hiding anything. The judge, after hearing them, granted a divorce. Mahesh was to stay with his father, as per the court’s judgment.
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But Mahesh had heard too much. “I don’t want to stay with you,” he told his father in a flat voice. “I don’t want to live with either of you.” With that, he packed his bag and left, choosing a life of solitude.
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His two sisters, Deepika and Sweta, also heard their father’s raw confessions. At first, they were shocked and angry. But slowly, they understood.
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“I made many mistakes as a father,” Rambabu admitted to them one evening. “I failed in many ways.”
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Deepika looked at him for a moment and said, “Maybe. But now we know the real you. And that means we can finally talk honestly.”
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Sweta added, “Truth hurts. But it also clears the path to rebuild.”
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The world outside continued to change. With no one able to lie, friendships broke, relationships ended, businesses collapsed—but at the same time, new bonds were forming based on real trust.
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After seven days, the strange force disappeared. Slowly, people began lying again. Politicians, students, lovers—some returned to their old ways. But many didn’t. Some people, especially those who had once lived through lies, made promises to themselves: to speak the truth from now on, no matter what.
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Mahesh, alone in a different city, chose silence over lies. He no longer felt the need to hide behind fake smiles or fake words. He didn’t return home. But he started writing. Stories, thoughts, truth. Somewhere, in that quiet space, he began healing.
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Maheshwari, now living alone, also changed. She started helping women in troubled marriages, sharing her own story as a warning and a lesson.
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Rambabu became a more present father to Deepika and Sweta. They argued, talked, laughed—but now, with honesty. It wasn’t perfect, but it was real.
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The day everyone spoke truth had shaken the world—but in its aftermath, it gave people a choice: to go back to lies or move forward with honesty.
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Moral: Truth can start a war if spoken with anger and pride. But if shared with love and understanding, it can build stronger, unbreakable bonds.
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