In both "Like the Sun" and "The Open
Window", truthfulness is the idea that is explored. 
 
In Like the Sun, Sekhar decides to be truthful and makes a
pact with himself and eternity yet he soon finds out that being truthful isn't
so easy.
On the other hand, “The Open Window” conveys the message
that in a person's narrative about an incident, it is often difficult to
decipher the truth.
 
        
             
        
        
        
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