the guilty take the truth to be hard

1 Nephi 16 begins talking about what happens after Nephi is done speaking to his brothers. They tell him the things he says are more than the can bear. Nephi later says in vers 2, "...wherefore, the guilty taketh the truth to be hard, for it cutteth them to the very center" Have you ever felt this feeling? I have in 2 different ways. In one way it is a little more innocent, when I have made a mistake or accident and when I realize it I get that awful feeling inside...the pit in my stomache. I don't think it is the same thing, but the feeling I think relates. When I have done something wrong and it wasn't an accident and I am confronted with that truth it IS hard. It really does cut a person to the center and at the point we have to make a choice...to humble ourselves and take responsibility for our actions and repent or to be prideful and deny it or be angry because of our embarrassment. I will admit it, I have done both, but I am glad to say I usually choose the first option.