We are all guilty of it. Be it before, at present or in the future, in which case, we will be guilty of it. People usually do it to get themselves out of trouble, make others happy, to appear "bigger" or just for fun. It might look as though children have a greater tendency to indulge in it than adults but we all know that that's just bull. The mortal sin which have tempted man for years, which have caused war between brothers, which murdered the purity of the soul was created when man learnt the art of lying.
Its undeniable. No matter how hard we try, no matter the amount of self righteousness we have in us, there is no way we could have lived a life without some make believe, or some false self-flattering remarks, or some feigning of innocence, or whatever you choose to call it. To say that one has never lied before is, itself a lie.
But sometimes, we cannot help it. The situation calls for some bluffing. Sometimes, lying just makes things a lot simpler. (At this moment, you would be recalling a recent lying episode which had a happy ending.) And so, although I was taught otherwise, I think lying is not all that bad. And if telling lies emboss on us a one-way ticket to hell, I believe we'll all be seeing each other there some day.
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