Life is full of ups and downs and in the midst of all the hustle and bustle, there’s also some relationships we need to make time for just to keep the bond strong and these relationships include those with our family, friends and even romantic lovers. Everyone in our life to some extent needs to feel that we see them and appreciate them for all they do to us, that’s what keeps the bonds tighter as time goes by.
But then, there’s the issue of lies. We have different kinds of lies as we’d like to make obvious these days but to me , every lie is a lie no how small or how big it may be. But then again, some lies such as white lies are ones that aren’t that harmful to some extent. Most of the white lies I know people tell are to protect themselves or the other party or just to prevent some sort of friction.
You and I both have lied at least 10 times in our lives. You can deny it as much as you want but it’s the truth, we thank God for growth and change to be able to work on who we used to be to become the upright and great people we are now. In as much as I hate lies, I sometimes find myself telling white lies to save myself the trouble and have my peace of mind. The most recent white lie I told was about two weeks ago when I celebrated my birthday. There’s been this bag I had been eyeing for a while so I decided to get it.
Luckily and unluckily for me, my mom asked for the price because I showed it to her and she loved it. I knew telling her the actual price would send her into a shock given that I act like I don’t have that kind of money and still rely on her for some things. I had to subsidize the price and you won’t believe that even with that she still said I was cheated and that she knew a place where I could get it cheaper- always being the African mom that she is.
This lie didn’t hurt anyone and even if it came out, it really would not make a difference because it’s just a bag but knowing my mom, I had no option than to lie and save myself a week of talking about one bag. I understand that it can’t really be justified but I didn’t have a choice. I don’t know the kinds of lie other people tell out there but in everything we do, we should make sure we are not putting others at risk in one way or the other.
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