I don’t think there will be anyone exempted from white lies because these are lies many of us has told to either keep a relationship going or to maintain the peace in our marriages. White lies has helped most of us save and make those we love not to be worried about us even when we are suffering from situations that we don’t want them to be involved in until its over.
White lies in simple understanding are lies we humans tell to others to avoid hurting them or the lies we tell to also protect peace and make things seem all good.
As an adult 👩🏻 I came to understand why sometimes white lie is very important and necessary because it helps us to manage our home properly by trying to hide the situation when things are not rosy. And I then remembered my father while he was still alive.
There was a time my father was facing challenges with his business due to how he lost huge sums of money 💰 he invested in a full truck of yam 🍠. He usually will bring yam in those days from the Northern Nigeria 🇳🇬 to the Eastern Nigeria. Bulk trading was what he was into, because once his goods arrives, retail traders will come and buy in bulk from him. He buys all sorts of food stuffs in bulk. But it happened that when he ordered a truck of yam 🍠 in one if those trips, the truck got into a serious accident. This was a big blow on him then, but he manages to keep hiding by telling us everything is okay, especially to my mom who was so worried. He made sure to keep going and with time got back to his old self.
As a mother now, I sometimes feel so overwhelmed with things that are not properly situated, but I try all I could to make my family, especially the children believe things are okay to avoid them worrying and make me loose focus. And this usually will make me not feel so down knowing that I can manage my mood. Although my spouse as an adult surely will see signs of worry in me and will just keep reassuring me.
I do not see white lies as something totally 💯 bad as long as we are using it to keep worry away or to create peace of heart ♥️ . And as long as people are not hurt with this kinds of lies, we can say its a nature humans has devised for the sack of avoiding pain for others and creating peace of mind. The only danger in white lies is when people begin to constantly tell lies and use it as an excuses to get away. Too much of every thing is bad especially when it is done without sincerity.
Peace of mind is very important especially in the world 🌎 we are living today. Things are not as it use to be but we must not carry it on our faces . Many people are struggling with work, family, marriage, businesses and relationships. One needs wisdom at this very phase of life to carry on until things turns around for that dreams we individually are striving to achieve.
This is my response to the #hiveleaners featured content for week 219, edition 03.
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