When did it become second nature to people to lie? It is amazing how quickly and easily lies slip off the tongues. Equally as bad and maybe even more often is the lie by omission. I read recently that climate change and other things have caused the evolution of human kind to accelerate. Has something else in our world caused us to evolve to be world class liars who check our ethics and morals at the door? White lies, big lies, little lies - they are all the same in the end and wreak just as much havoc on our lives. On some level, the lying done in the boardroom used to be acceptable. You had to lie a little in business, play your cards close to the vest and maybe omit information as part of a business strategy. But, that thinking has even invaded the bedroom. How many women lie about orgasms during sex?!? Ever told someone they were your best lay ever knowing full well they are a dud in bed?!? Look at the divorce rate caused by infidelity and throw in those in committed relationships who venture outside the boundaries of that commitment and share something that should be saved for their partner - both on the physical and emotional level.Again, I will say, we want our children and youth to respect their elders, to have morals and ethics. Yet, we as adults don't set the standard. We as a society have lowered the bar. Lying isn't okay, it just isn't. There is no greater good that can come from it. As painful as honesty can be, it truly is the best policy.
Perhaps I'm an old soul born in a world that has moved past me. I want to live in a world where people mean what they say and say what they mean. I want to live in a world where when I tell my son - a man is only as good as his word, that means something beyond the confines of our home. I am issuing a challenge to anyone out there reading this - the next time you think that telling that little white lie just to ease the burden, avoid confrontation, take the easy way out - stop and think of the example we are setting - the bar we are setting for the others around us. Raise that bar just a little higher. If I left this world tomorrow, I want to know that my word meant something. How about you?
A very disillusioned Pandora bidding the world sweet dreams....xoxo
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Pan: Can I play devils advocate. Sometimes truth is realitive. Not that that excuses a flat out lie, but more that sometimes we see situations differently and maybe the way we want to see them. That would effect the way we represent the facts.
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