Its almost New Years. This means its almost time to make a vow to ourselves, one that we never really remember past the first week and certainly do not complete. It's time for a resolution. The problem is I make resolutions each year, and if I make them in such a way that it is something that I will accomplish regardless if I had it as a resolution or not then I will complete it, but if I have to actually go do something to accomplish it... well then it's a lost cause.
Why do we have this need to lie. Constantly, every day there is one lie or another. When was the last time you went through a handful of hours without a fib, without a white lie, without saying something you didn't really believe but that was close enough? When did we stop listening to our inner children? Children don't lie, not at first. After society has gotten enough of a grip around them they learn to fib, to lie, in order not to get in trouble. That's how it starts, as a way to not get into trouble. It slowly evolves until we are adults and we lie still to avoid trouble, but also to hide from being ashamed, to sugarcoat something, to avoid from going into to much detail or to explain what really happens. Soon we find out that we lie just to get through the day. When did our day get so horrible that we have to lie just to get to the other end of it?
Like everyone else I have told my fair share of lies, almost all harmless, but some were probably more then that. Am I going to stop telling lies? Probably not, but I will try to think about it.
Is that really true? That we sometimes lie just to get through the day?
Mood: Peacefully Confused
Music: Secrets by One Republic
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