White lies

I am terrible allknowing! I cannot utter a white lie even when the situation demands it. It has something to do with my school because if I have to say something occasionally, however insignificant it is, a huge figure looms large before my conscience and I can't say it; this is why I avoid unnecessary talk with people who are likely to ask unwanted questions. I have been given a earful also for this habit of mine and people at home say that not all my classmates would have studied Moral Science like what I have done in school and that I ought not to be among the commoner [this is in intense moments of frustration]; I also have a habit of standing up and giving explanations to the youngest child. Anyhow they have come to terms with it. As far as white lies are concerned I can only point out some odd things told to my son as a baby –e.g. like how Hanuman ate ragi and spinach and beans and became strong .Apart from this I have learnt to evade questions for which I am unwilling to answer; I do find it difficult to tell lies however white they are. I am not too proud of this and do need to change .I am getting better these days because as the great sage Tiruvalluvar pointed out, a lie can be told if it is for some good. You would have read ‘The Doctor’s word’ by R.K.Narayan and this proves it clearly.

I feel that white lies are sometimes necessary for different harmless reasons, I usually tell them to avoid hurting someones feelings. My friends will ask me to come out at night to dinner or what not, and I just don't want to hang out with them. Instead of telling them that, I say I am busy with something else. I have another friend that bugs me constantly to read this or watch some series etc, and I tell him that I will, when I know I won't. Maybe that's bad.... but I don't think so really....

How about today. My coordinator at work has not filled the weekend shifts. She asked me to work Saturday and I turned her down. I told her I have plans. My plans are to stay home and enjoy a three day weekend. I did not tell her that. The only weekends I have had off since November have been weekends when I have left town. Failure to plan on her part does not constitute an emergency on my part. I was getting dressed for church last Sunday and I got a call from her and went in to work seven hours early. I have not been able to go to church for over a month. So I am not working this weekend. I will have worked plenty this week.

Sometimes we resort to giving out a white lie for the sake of not wanting to hurt another person. Not really trying to mask the wrong doing of the person who did it, but if you think that you can fix it eventually, why not just get it done than by telling the person what has happened.

I am guilty of this . I do have some white lies from time to time because I do not want to make little things worse and hurt the feelings of other people.

i lie sometimes but not too much. i believe white or whatever lies , its still lies. that will never be harmless , because lies may lead to other consequences.

I am terrible allknowing! I cannot utter a white lie even when the situation demands it. It has something to do with my school because if I have to say something occasionally, however insignificant it is, a huge figure looms large before my conscience and I can't say it; this is why I avoid unnecessary talk with people who are likely to ask unwanted questions. I have been given a earful also for this habit of mine and people at home say that not all my classmates would have studied Moral Science like what I have done in school and that I ought not to be among the commoner [this is in intense moments of frustration]; I also have a habit of standing up and giving explanations to the youngest child. Anyhow they have come to terms with it. As far as white lies are concerned I can only point out some odd things told to my son as a baby –e.g. like how Hanuman ate ragi and spinach and beans and became strong .Apart from this I have learnt to evade questions for which I am unwilling to answer; I do find it difficult to tell lies however white they are. I am not too proud of this and do need to change .I am getting better these days because as the great sage Tiruvalluvar pointed out, a lie can be told if it is for some good. You would have read ‘The Doctor’s word’ by R.K.Narayan and this proves it clearly.

I keep it real. No lie is worth hiding your opinion. People just need to learn not to be rude when stating something someone else might not like.