I consider myself an honest fella, I do my best not to lie. But... I have my moments! It mainly just revolves around saying I did the dishes or swept the floor but never did, little things like that. There was a time I had kicked a hole in the wall because I was emotionally unstable at the moment, and I'm sure nobody would WANT to tell someone they did that to their wall.
So I didn't! And it felt great! Put the blame on someone else, ease the pressure. I guess what I'm trying to say is lying is a guilty pleasure that I enjoy in moderation like many great things in life.
Not to say that lying isn't "evil" as some would say, it's just great when it goes in your favor. I mean, how wonderful is it to think "hey. They totally believe me." after blowing up your yard or shooting up your basement? That you got away with being bad and mean, you didn't have to pay for your actions. That, is when a lie, is best used.
What wouldn't in my mind, be the best use for a lie, is, say, what you did over the weekend. Because then you're dragging yourself into a life you don't actually have, and you might end up driving yourself off the cliff of existence.
But hey, that's just my opinion, none of that really matters if you're good enough at not listening.
Here's a question for you though, do you ever really "ignore" someone? Or does everything they do no matter what, just cycle itself through your mind, consciously or subconsciously.
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Interesting take on lying.
ReplyDeleteTo answer your question: heck yes, I ignore people. I do it consciously whenever possible. Though I have noticed that I have a sort of semi-awareness around students, so that even if I am thinking of something else entirely, I still hear what my students say. And I have good ears, too, so I've heard a lot of interesting and amusing things. And a lot of things I didn't ever want to know, like what some of my students did over the weekend. Some of you are very, very bad people.
Personally I view your take on lying as the worst type of lie, shifting the blame. In my post I mentioned that I believe we should tell nothing but the truth, which I know is unreasonable, but what should be done. But the reason I see your types of lies as the worst is because they are the type that affect the quality of life for someone else. When someone else gets the blame for something they didn't to, it simply isn't right.
ReplyDeleteLying in my mind is just as normal as breathing and therefor should be accepted as such.
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