The Weight Of Lies: When Speaking The Truth Is Hard

As humans, it's inevitable for us to say we don't lie. This makes it sometimes difficult to say if maybe lies are just a part of us or something we grow to practice. At some point, you just have to lie to escape reality and actual incidence.

The problem we always have is that we can’t tell what the repercussions of the lies we tell will be. There are times when we lie, we tend to hurt other people in the process, and this remains something we feel guilty of and regret over time. So we see being truthful as the best choice to make, though it might bring you harm in the long run, it remains a choice that gives you peace.

There are different types of lies. It all depends on the situation we find ourselves in at that moment. White lies, exaggeration, hypes, omission, and a lot more. Some tend to be harmful, and some are just harmless.

Lies of omission are just one of the harmless types of lies. A lie that is most of the time done so as to avoid or prevent a bad scenario from happening. When you have to omit some part of the story just to give another picture of the incident that happened.

Most times, these lies are intentionally omitted. It can, at times, be harmful because the vital information is being withheld, and another picture has been painted in the face of the person. It will appear to be kind of truthful since the narration is actually somewhat similar. But at times, it’s no different from direct lies.

I see any form of lies as the same. This is because, in the end, when the person gets to find out it's just a lie, then a lot of harm will erupt. First off is the fact that the trust between both of you will be broken. You will hardly want to believe whatever they say because you already have in mind that they are not as sincere as they should be.

It also damages relationships with people. A relationship that has been in existence might collapse just because of the lies you told them. Since trust is broken, you will hardly find someone to relate with for a long time. Especially when lying has become a part of them.

My experience with lies of omission was a day when I was sent on an errand to the market. Mum actually told me to get some foodstuffs from one of her customers there. I wasn't sure if they had conversed before I arrived at her shop. All I did was head over to the market.

When I got there, I just told her about what I was asked to get, and she handed it over to me. I went home straight.

A few minutes after mum called my name aloud, she asked if I had checked what was in the bag. I didn’t. But I was sure I brought exactly what she gave me.

Mum said something was missing in the bag. I got confused and asked her to call the market woman to confirm. After many deliberations, Mum finally called her to confirm if she had missed putting the stuff in it. But she declined and said I appeared to be so playful, and I might have misplaced it along the way.

It became difficult for Mum to take anyone’s side since she trusted both of us. We later sorted it out after she remembered that she didn’t remember to put it in the bag, but she lied to exempt herself from the blame my mum would have made.

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