Friday, July 06, 2007
was watching a old singapore drama series which dates back around 2-3 years ago... this partiular episode deals with lying... it shows many instances whereby people lie... be it at work, at home, at play... with colleagues, with family, with friends... lies are told all the time... sometimes intentionally, sometimes accidentally and sometimes because the circumstances demand it... this set me thinking about myself... about the times i had told lies to cover myself, and/or to bring the situation to my advantage...
i think everyone at some point of time would have told lies... i seriously doubt that anyone has not told a lie before...
people tell lies for a variety of reasons... for example, in order to avoid doing extra work, employees may claim that they are sick and wont be able to perform the tasks given to them, thus lying that they are unwell... another example would be when people dont feel like attending a gathering, they would give the excuse that they already have an appointment fixed during that time slot, when in fact they are actually free - this would constitute another form of lying... in the family, in order to pacify their kids who are kicking up a tantrum, they may promise to buy this or that for them, but in fact they are just leading their kids on...
there is also what people call white lies... these lies hold no malicious intent, but is actually spoken to give assurance, or to set one's mind at ease...
i believe everyone has their own reasons for telling lies, and that as long as it doesnt cause any harm to themselves or those around them, it is still understandable, but should not be too often...
waking up from my lonely world at 2:59 AM;
