It almost seemed like she had the power to control human minds. It started off with little matters of being too self-confident and capabilities of self-defense to make sure that she walked away innocent and unharmed. She spoke so sharp without chokes or cracks in her voice. She was talented, but her talent was manipulating. Every time she lied, she became even better at it. And at often times she protected herself as she wished. She has lied to maintain the pleasantness of any social situation; she would often lie when someone approached her to seek for help.
Though her lies were a little harmless, they were too common. She would lie to please herself and paint a beautiful picture of herself amongst others. Lying is wrong. When you tell lies, you become so good at it. But in the end, really who are you? One day you are going to look at yourself in the mirror and you won’t even be able to recognise yourself because you have lived your whole life on lies. When you get caught lying, people tend to mistrust you from that point onward. If you lie habitually, people will become wary of you. There may come a point in time when nobody believes anything you have to say, even though you may actually be telling the truth. When someone mistrusts you, they are unlikely to want to be your friend or have a close relationship with you. Hence the habitual liar is often a very lonely person. When people know you for a liar, your reputation is basically ruined. What’s more, it’s human nature to gossip, so news of your lies will quickly spread. Getting caught telling lies is embarrassing, and it makes you look like a complete fool. You see when you tell a lie, you assume that you won’t be discovered. Hence you presume that you’re smarter than the people around you. Only a fool underestimates other peoples’ intelligence. Do you really want others to think you’re a moron because of a lie you told? At first, lying can seem rewarding. When someone swallows a lie you’ve told and you get your own way, it can provide an addictive feeling of power. Because you got away with lying once, you may feel tempted to lie again to see what you can gain from it. Before you know it, you’ve told so many lies that it becomes difficult to remember exactly what you said, and that means extra stress.
That’s when you start to realise that lying is the same as anything else addictive. There are negative consequences associated with it. Yet once you become hooked on lying, breaking the pattern can be difficult. Therefore the best way you can live your life is by telling the truth always. Just as much reasons that you have to lie, you even have more reasons why you should tell truth. There are three things that can never stay hidden, the sun, the moon and the truth.
By Immanuel Namboga