A man goes to a doctor and requests to have a cure to his sickness. The doctor asks the man a series of questions. The man answers truthfully to some, and lies to others. The doctor makes a diagnosis and gives the man a prescription. The man follows the prescription. He begins to feel better at first but his condition falls. He becomes incredibly sick. He returns to the doctor, complaining of the pains and the sickness he is now feeling. The doctor accuses the man of lying to him on their first visit. The man denies this at first, saying that it was not his fault and the doctor was a "quack" and accuses the doctor of malpractice. He eventually confesses upon finding out that if it is true and he did lie and he continues to lie, he will die of the disease and chemical imbalances in his body. The doctor performs painful surgery on the man. Pain that ripped him to his very core, and made him experience the very bowls of hell. He afterwards was placed on even more strict medication and, through much pain, recovered from his chemical imbalance, and then his sickness.

When we wish to receive honest and true help, we must be honest and true. The more honest we are, the more accurate and helpful the advice. Lying may either not help the ailment, or may even make the problem worse than it is, causing the process of change to be even worse.