Ways We Lie

People, when a person tells a lie they are unconsciously hurting themselves. Stephanie Ericsson explains ten specific lies that she believes are imprescindible in today’s life. The story starts by the “The White Lie” being the most hurtles lie. Then she explains “Out-and-Out Lies” being the worst lie because it does not care about the reality, to avoid responsibility, of course. The Author attempted to go an entire week without telling a lie to analyze how conversation would be if it were all honest. Surprisingly, she says it is nearly impossible, and certainly is, I have tried and tried but every time I fail. It is just that we HAVE to lie to feel fulfilled? Or we just do it to pretend to be someone or something we are not? From personal experiences I have felt empty when I lie because I think that in one point of my life I will say something different and I will be caught, so I ask myself a question, what would the point of that be? Well, I have not always been the truthful person I am now. In my past relationship I have lain and today’s day I ask myself what was the point of lying if that person really loves me? I have lost maybe one of the biggest persons in my life because of a simple lie, and we might see lies as something really small but it may have fatal consequences, and even though lies are not intentionally said to hurt people, the most “insignificant” lie, could cause harm. That being said, why we lie?

Lie, is defined by Thesaurus as untruth. I have lain and people have lain too, makes me think, who has not lain before? I think each one of us in some moment in our lives have lain for example we lie when we wake up to ourselves, we lie when we come out of our rooms, we lie when we talk to people. I think that being dishonest is a cover-up for pain, hurt, guilt, and/or ignorance. But what about the untruths told to move forward in life? Not all lies are intentionally told to harm people. Sometimes we have to lie to come out of trouble or to save someone's life, to overcome situations we face every single day and I think that the fact that I have lain does not make me a bad person, I think that I have done it because of a reason, same reason that everyone has lain in their lives, it is a personal decision.

Although good liars MUST have a good memory to keep their lies, it's actually easier to just tell the truth. One reason is, people don't have to think of excuses or lies covering other lies. Another reason is, people who tell the truth won't get in as much trouble when someone finds out that they have lain to them. People also will trust you and respect you more. I think liars are not always people who want to lie, people might see liars as the worst people on earth, and I understand that may be a thought is on your mind. Why is this guy defending liars? I am not; I am just saying that sometimes lies can be “good” or white lies or “Out-and-Out Lies” lies, as Ericsson defines, which are said with the purpose of causing harm to people. I agree with the statement "honesty is the best policy". The points I made are very good examples of why people should tell the truth and not lie, but that’s just a personal decision in what you want to be a “better human being” and not lie or you want to be just a “regular person”.