Is It Ok To LIE???

United States
April 25, 2009 8:33pm CST
I think not. It's not ok to lie. No matter if it's a little lie or a big lie it's not rite. The truth some times hurts but wouldn't you rather be told the truth and maybe have your feeling hurt??? Or are you okay with someone lying to you and you find out and are that much more hurt when you find out. Let me know what you think?
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@thezone (9394)
• Ireland
26 Apr 09
Hi denisedora. Lies are subjective just like humour. Everyone Lies for one reason or another, weather the reasons are right or wrong. Show me the person that says they have never lied and I shall call them a liar. Sometimes we do it not to hurt people we love. Sometimes lying can be good for the soul
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@thezone (9394)
• Ireland
26 Apr 09
But at least you are in agreement that everyone lies in one shape or form
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• United States
26 Apr 09
as a childish act yes. Not ok as an adult
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• United States
26 Apr 09
I think you are not in ral world. Not everyoe lies. I have lied when I was younger to my parents, but as an adult I have had to reason to. And I have never lied to be nice that' just stupid so call me wht you will. I know the real me and I am happy with me
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@VANILLAREY (1470)
• India
26 Apr 09
You are right about a lie being not good even if its big or small. You are commiting a sin whenever you lie. It also does not help anyone when you lie.
• United States
27 Apr 09
That is so true. I can't stand it when people lie. I don't see the point or the reason. HoweverI do think people lie because they are not happy with who they are so they feel the need to lie and make them selves look better or be some one that they are not since they have low self eesteem.
@dmrone (746)
• United States
26 Apr 09
Hi denisedora!!! I don't think it is okay to lie for any reason. A lie winds up hurting more than the truth. I would rather be to the truth, and possibly be hurt by the truth, than to be told a lie and find out it was a lie. I have always been told once you tell a lie you wind up having to tell another lie to cover up the first lie and the cycle keeps repeating, and pretty soon the lies can't be kept straight.
• United States
26 Apr 09
That is so tru I agree with you and I dont need the extra drama with some one dealing with a million lies to keep straight. There is no reason to le t me i can handle the truth what ever it may be. I a kool with it.
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• United States
26 Apr 09
Hi, No it is not ok to Lie.. The truth is the truth, no matter that is what needs to be. If everyone would be honest with others, there wouldn't be so much miss trust in the world. The problem though is how much we are lied to by, government, TV, News, etc. How are we able to raise our children without lieing themselves. My children learned at an early age, that a lie was far worse than breaking something, or doing something they were told not to. They were taught that the lie not only hurt them but it hurts the ones around them. More on them because if they want people to trust in what they say, they need to be honest. My children when they broke something they brought it to me and told mom, "I am sorry I broke ...." My reply would be, thank you for telling me the truth, now take it and throw it away. Then we would discuss how it happened and take it from there.. It was that simple when they were small, after they started school, then it was harder because they learned how to lie and tried it .. andddd they found out it was still better to tell the truth than not. When their friends would come over they would tell them don't lie, it is ALOT easier to deal with my mom if you tell her the truth..lol
• United States
26 Apr 09
I feel exactly the same way we can teach our children different. They will know the right and wrong thing to do and not lie. My kids still some times try to lie even when i know they are. I always say tell the truth, they say we ied cause we thought we would get int trouble I said well what do you think your n now for lying to me lol its hard but i make sure they know that the might getinto trouble but no where near as bad as if i find out they have lied to me.
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@boogerman (1544)
• Philippines
26 Apr 09
Good day, denisedora. Well, you are right, whether it is small or big, still, its a lie. And it was wrong. But maybe sometimes a person needs to lie for the better or they call it "white lies". They do it because they do not want to harm others when they tell the truth. But sometimes, they could find out that you tell them a lie, which it hurts very bad. This was my view regarding your topic, happy mylotting...=)
• United States
26 Apr 09
Thanx for your input I still believe no matter what is wrong to lie I eould rather be hurt by the truth than hurt by a lie Thanx again "boogerman"
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