Everybody lies, right? We all do it in one way shape or form. We might lie so we can get off the phone without questions, or we might lie to spare someone’s feelings. Sometimes we will voice a little lie to avoid upsetting someone. What can it hurt, right?
That depends on the reason behind the lie.
Just now I made a little lie about having to take another phone call, just to get off the phone with someone else. That lie was much easier than explaining the real reason I wanted to get off the phone; my ears are bugging me and I want to write this blog. Another little lie could be as simple as approving of someone’s outfit when you really think it isn’t flattering. Personally, I’d rather you tell me I look like I have the ass of an elephant instead of letting me go out in public in that outfit, but still…to each their own.
What about the lies that you tell in order to avoid getting into trouble? What kind of trouble are you trying to avoid? Are you late for an appointment and you lie about traffic? Eh that’s more like an excuse.
The lies I’m talking about are the kind that you spin in order to convince another person to side with you, regardless of you being in the right. Persuasive lies. Unethical lies.
Let’s suppose you’ve spun some tales in order to hide the truth behind your behavior. What do you think would happen if the truth came out?
Now, let’s imagine someone is telling lies about you, your character, in an attempt to change how people feel about you? How would you feel? What would you do? What if you had proof that they are lying? Would you expose them? Would you gain anything by exposing them?
Most importantly, what do you think would even change with those people who believed those lies, should you provide them proof to the contrary? They believed the lies for a reason, didn’t they? It wasn’t really because the liar was so convincing, it was because they wanted to believe it. It was easier for them to believe the lies, than it was for them to confront their own role in what happened.
What do you think?
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