Is a half truth a lie? If you tell someone their haircut looks good when it really does not, is that considered a lie? Well I am here to say that a lie- is a lie - is a lie!.
If you tell someone a half truth by omitting a very pertinent part of a story (or situation – whatever the case may be) and purposefully leave out an important detail that you really do not want that person to know or if you are trying to cover up - LIE!
If you give Sally a compliment on our new outfit because she is practically begging for it and you don’t really think it’s cute – LIE!
If your boss tells you he appreciates all your time and effort on that project and you say it didn’t take that long at all (but it took you half the day) – LIE!
If you back out on a commitment or date and don’t really say anything but just don’t show – LIE!
You say you want to eat at Whataburger, but you really don’t - LIE!
You don’t want to go out with a group of people but instead of just being honest and saying that you just make up some lame excuse or don’t respond at all – LIE!
Grow a pair people! Say what you mean and mean what you say. Don’t be mean to people because mean people suck. But be honest with people and don’t feed people BS.
I see you Pinocchio!
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I'd like to visit this black and white world, sounds great! Wait, is being sarcastic lying too? Ooh, gray area alert!
People may "soften" a comment to spare someone's feelings. That is being "true" to their humanity. Surely running around all day proclaiming the truth would make you more than a few enemies.
People may break a promise as passively as possible because they are embarassed or upset at letting you down "to your face". Doesn't make it "right". The only thing you can do is simply ask for less commitments from others (if this happens often).
Being an honest person and having integrity are great goals: admirable things we should all strive towards. But very little in life truly conforms to the "all or nothing" policy.
Outright lying for deception's sake is very rarely something you can justify, and a stupid decision if you care about the receipient's feelings. Let's focus on that instead of making lies out of all less-than-100% truths, huh?
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