We love lies, accept or deny. The reasons to lie vary though. Some lie to save the world while others lie to just live easy. Whether we like it or not, lies are an integral part of living. Now, we all were taught that lies never pay and you’ll have to pay a heavy price over a period of time. But, what about the bedtime stories we grew up to. The stories of the damsel in distress rescued by the charming prince or the frog that turned into a handsome prince. Weren’t those lies? Nobody told us then that those were imaginative lies of some writers who wanted to impress. Make some big bucks and hence passed their bug of lies. Isn’t it too much to expect to give up something to which we were fed daily? Just like you shouldn’t ask an alcoholic to leave alcohol if you are the one to buy him booze.
Even the penalties at that tender age where built on lies. A mom would never say the benefits of drinking milk to her kids, all she is ready to say is, “if you don’t drink you won’t become as strong as superman/superwoman”. Now, who could have the heart to tell the poor kids that there is nothing like a Superman so why aim to become one?
The saddest part is that only few have the guts to admit that they have lied. They vehemently deny. Common you lied like everybody else. Maybe today wasn’t your day and hence you got caught. So what? Admit it folks and see how the battle is half won. Else you should be smart enough to ensure that your lies are never caught. Only you know that you’ve lied and you can afford to forget it because we do have a short-term memory about our flaws. Be it someone else, our memory will last for a lifetime.
I lie too but I hate to lie because every time I lie, I have the added pressure to remember it so that each time I give the same version. Most of the times I fail because I am not too good at remembering things, numbers, directions and nowadays names too. The added burden of remembering one more thing cracks me and I get caught often. So I avoid till the last until it is absolutely necessary. But I lie.
Some common lies people say:
Oh! When did you say that? I wasn’t there: Although it is a different thing that the person concerned was very much present there and if you’ve had a CCTV you could have proved your point. But who knew then?
Sorry! I can’t come today as I am sick: It is a different thing that you’ve seen this same person roaming around, painting the town. But he/she is sick and you couldn’t challenge that. Life would be really simple if they called and said that they needed some break-time.
I promise I didn’t say that: While all the way you knew that the only person to know it was him/her so the only way to get it leaked would be through the tongue that doesn’t stop. You know you didn’t utter a word so who would. And since when did walls have ears to hear and mouths to puke.
You look divine: When you know what you meant is devilish. But you run the hazard of making life difficult to live. And who wants living hazards, so understandable and bearable lie.
I love you: You know you don’t mean it but that is the only way to get into bed with her. Strange thing is even she knows you don’t mean it, but it sounds good at the moment. So go with it.
Endless list and I am running a risk of getting carried away, so better stop.
This whole world would be a lie without lies. Admit it!
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