January 26th, 2008The Truth About Lying
Is it ever better to tell a lie rather than the truth ? If so, when ?
Most of us are taught to believe that lying is wrong. But it seems that everybody tells lies, not big lies, but what we can call ” white lies. ” If we believe that lying is wrong, why do we do it ? Most of the time, people have very good reasons for lying. For example, they might want to protect a friendship or someone’s feelings. So, when do we lie and who do we lie to ? A recent study found that the average person lies about seven times a day. Here are some ways and reasons why.
1/ Lying to hide something : People often lie because they want to hide something from someone. For example, a son doesn’t tell his parents that he’s dating a girl because he doesn’t think they will like her. Instead, he says he’s going out with the guys.
2/ Lying to make an excuse : Sometimes people lie because they don’t want to do something. For example, someone invites you to a paty. You think it will be boring, so you say you’re busy.
3/ Lying to make someone feel good : Often we stretch the truth to make someone feel good. For example, your friend cooks dinner for you, but it tastes terrible. Do you say so ? No. You probably say, ‘ Mmm, this is delicious ! ‘
4/ Lying to avoid sharing bad news : Sometimes we don’t want to tell someone bad news. For example, you have just had a very bad day at work, but you don’t feel like talking about it. So if someone asks you about your day, you just say that everything was fine.
And as i always say, we just say fine to avoid why !
I hope you don’t lie more than 7 times a day ^_^, if so you should visit a doctor !
