I remembered this year vividly when I was reprimanded by the teacher for having issues with a colleague of mine. My friend was clearly lying by omitting the fact that I wasn't part of the act because he wanted to reduce the number of cane strokes he was to receive. I know how painful it was… This is not even a pinch of what Jesus encountered.
At times, lying is not a form of inordinate action; It is totally engineered by our thoughts and actions. Sometimes it becomes part of us all because we do not choose to fight it. That is why it is crucial to check one’s status every time. There are times you want to reduce lies to a minimum but find yourself telling lies just to save yourself, leading to other chain reactions of lies. We have all been there.
I remember how I lied about my picture was three months old just to bypass additional charges. "Thought" and "taught" are similar, but "taught" begins with a ‘t’ as in /tɔːt/, rather than ‘th’ as in "thought" /θɔːt/. The truth is that we were not taught how to lie, but lying is a generation from our thought.
The Hive Learners weekly engagement topic wants us to dive into the lie of omission, which I think is pretty common. Everybody sometimes will intentionally avoid telling a complete story in order to avoid the consequences that come from spilling out the whole truth.
Back to the college story; my colleague did not tell the full story, intentionally omitting the fact that I was only his friend who was by his side and that I did not bully my senior.
Truthfully, lies don’t make you feel good. Truth makes you feel free, ecstatic. If there is a possibility of spiritual transcendence in the modern world to achieve the truth, I will go through it. Lies can go undetected even after we die, but the outcome might be everlasting. Surprisingly, some people detect lies through yes-or-no questions. Some liars become pugnacious after after interrogating them. Most of them have this recalcitrant behaviors after telling lies. If it was in a political or economic sector, such liars want to monopolize distribution in their favor. Painstakingly, those lies end up being detected.
A lying husband might be humble and caring at home; however, some are impatient and self-centered men. Today, I relate more with the public, and in fact, I don’t think I have lied to anybody in the last couple of months. I am becoming more and more cleansed of the lying attitude. When I interact with people, I see no benefit in lying.
Generally, lying does more harm than good, and I am not in support of lying because it shows that one is not to be trusted or is not a person of integrity. Growing up, I realized that in many situations where I had lied, it was because I was myopic and didn’t practice Christianity as a way of life. I wonder why the words of God seemed like a totally new thing when I grew older.
In spite of the humble beginnings of many; they begin to throw their weight around like a saint. When their lies are exposed, their reputation becomes affected. Though! I have seen news of a pastor or an imam lying just to save a soul from death. The reason is justified...
My advice to you all is that lies are bad; also, it’s not always about the lie, but the reason behind those lies.
Thanks.
