Day 11: White Lies

Hello stranger,

Damn. I know, I know, I procrastinated for ages. Four days I think, how shameful. I mean I know it's probably like not even a big deal to you people but it kind of is to me, no hard feelings. I just finished my last exam two days ago and there's just something about the holidays that make you procrastinate on all the good things. What a bad excuse... I tried. I was basically on 'Tumblr' and 'Facebook' the whole time, and my brother got out a stack of DVDs from the store and it was basically 'movie heaven' for me. What better things could you waste your time doing right? I feel unfaithful to my blog.

So to get on with our long procrastinated postponed topic, let's start with a simple question: What do you know about lying? Or liars for that matter? Everyone lies. That's a fact. Liars, they're everywhere. Some people lie for their job, some people lie for other people's sake, some people lie for the better, and some people lie just because they can. Lying is indeed, not a very good habit. You know what they say, "Liars go to hell." Although I never really believed it. Okay I did, when I was little. My parents used to tell me that as a strategy for good morale. Did it work? Maybe. If it was true, it'd mean we're all going to hell. I wouldn't really know. But I highly doubt it.

What are 'white lies' for then? White lies are lies used to keep someone from being upset by the painful truth. Some people might prefer to know the truth than get told a lie, and I have nothing against that. White lies, however, are usually only 'minor lies'. Like when someone's looking very tragic and they ask you how they look and you say "Gorgeous darling". Would you do any different? I didn't think so. It is, still up to the person though. I mean if you're a horribly blunt person who prefer saying "You look awful" than letting the other person feel beautiful then it's your choice. But for all we know, they could look awful to some people and look absolutely gorgeous to others. Because beauty is still in the eye of the beholder in the end.

If you lied about saying you love someone for the sake of not hurting them, would that still be called a 'white lie'? No, it wouldn't. Because the person will still get hurt one way or the other. In those situations, I advice you always tell the truth. Lying about your feelings about someone could be the worst possible lie. And probably the most painful too. I'm not saying that white lies can never hurt anyone, because it could, in little ways. But it's still a different kind of lie. If you know what I mean. Lying isn't really that big of a deal until you make it one. Actually, it depends on whatever you lie about. I would say white lies are the most commonly used lies. Every single day.

Yes, that makes everyone a liar. White lie or not. Is lying a sin then? That, I don't know. I could go all religious on you right at this very moment but I choose to keep calm and blog on. We'll shove all the religious questions and things in one post. If they fit. Anyway, the point is, lying could be so wrong, yet it could be interpreted in a very harmless way. White lies never mean to hurt, hence being called 'white lies'. It's okay to lie sometimes, as long as you know what you're doing, I guess. I suppose there are much bigger things to talk about other than today's topic, but oh well. And I know I sounded confident on my statements about 'lying' in this post, maybe even too confident. Feel free to disagree. But what could you possibly disagree on? Tell me I'm wrong.

Next Time: If I Were Blind