In R.K. Narayan's "Like the Sun," an Indian professor and local renowned music critic named Sekhar believes people avoid the truth like looking directly at the sun. Therefore, he plans to tell the truth one day, each year, regardless of the circumstances, because he considers life to be meaningless if it is full of lies. As a result, he upsets people by telling them the truth. Later, the headmaster makes a deal with Sekhar to extend the due date of his test papers if he gives an honest opinion of his music performance; however, the professor tells him his singing is awful and the headmaster is grateful for his honesty but requires him to hand in a hundred test papers by the next morning. Likewise, in Joel Smith's "This Way of Life , he shares his experience as an autistic, through explaining the positive side of his traits and the reasons behind his behaviour. Ultimately, both "Like the Sun  and "This Way of Life  display how directness, criticism and unexpected behaviours effects human interactions. These two texts demonstrate how honesty can lead to strained relationships, since some people cannot handle the truth. In "Like the sun , Sekhar decides to tell the "absolute Truth because he believes life is only meaningful if there is truth (1). As a result, he upsets and angers his wife when he tells her the meal she cooked is unpleasant. Similarly, Joel Smith describes how other people believe autistics are straight forward. The reason behind their behaviour is because they do not understand unwritten rules, such as body language. Most of the time, they trouble others because they break the unwritten rules without realizing they are at fault. Joel uses the example, where if someone says "Call me anytime , autistics might not realize to not call at an inappropriate time. Both Sekhar and Joel are blunt, Sekhar upsets his wife with his honesty and Joel can disappoint others by not following "socially acceptable behaviour