Why People Lie and Honesty

In live there comes a time when a few lies here and there turn into daily lying about things no matter how big or how small it is. The fact is that everyone tells a average of three to five lies a day without even thinking much of it. Now is it wrong to lie the answer to that is simple "yes" its wrong to lie. When the same person is faced with a situation between lying to save a argument with a spouse or significant other or to save face in front of a boss or co worker then the person position on this changes just that quickly. Lying should never be okay in any situation if you are not responsible enough to stand up and admit to things that happen no matter what the instant then you should not put yourself in that situation to begin with. Society as a whole starts to tell lies from a early age, it may start off small and then just starts to snowball further from there. When your a small child you may tell a untruth to your parents to avoid being denied a new toy at the mall next time because you didn't want to say how the vase on the coffee table got broke. When you become older as a teen and young adult you start to lie more and more it may be still small things like what time you got in from the party last night which was probably a few hours after curfew. You may be in your class trying to talk with your professor to grant you an extension on the report that is due. Now the truth is that you have known about the report for the past three weeks but put it of because going to the football game and hanging with your friends the past few weekends was more important at the time. So now your standing there mixing every kind of excuse you can think of. In the end the teacher may give you the extra time to write the report and you just got through telling a bunch of more lies to get where your trying to get. Lying becomes a addiction that is only fueled by more lies to keep yourself afloat in the previous things that you have told to others. If you were to look back on times you have told lies and the trouble it caused in the end chances are you wold have been better off getting the truth out in the beginning and suffering the wrath at that time.

Honesty is the easiest thing to do in the world, the best thing invented since sliced bread is the truth. When someone beats around the bush and says" its so hard to tell the truth all the time" think back and be like "why"? Whats so hard about saying the truth and given factual information. True at that moment honesty can be hurtful but in the long run don't you think that knowing you told the truth to that person would mean more to them than if you straight up told a bold face lie right to their face. Being tactful about the honesty that is given depends on what is said. Honesty can make your life a lot easier and gain you more respect than trying to cover up what happen and stressing over will your lie hold up.