My dear, everyone lies

Denial

The first impression people have when they hear that is Denial. "No, I never lie". Oh really? It doesn't matter if it's a big lie, small lie, white lie, black lie or rainbow lie. Every single one lies!

Shock

So everyone I know lies, does that also include my mother and father!? YES, they are human too, and they lie. Just like everyone else does. They had to resort to lies to help you eat that nasty medicine, or to finish your plate, or to do your chores ...etc ...etc (and lets face it as a little child that can't be reasoned with, the only alternative was to beat you for all of those). Not to mention their social interactions. Which just can not happen with people lying

Feeling better

So if everyone lies, then I'm shouldn't feel bad about lying myself right? Wrong! As humans we have been molded to search for fact, truth and the full truth. Sure, people can slip in couple of lies here, couple of lies there. But they can never sustain it forever, nor is it appreciated. Especially when people learn of the truth.

Good for the society

Huh!!? How is lying good for the society. I would go as far as saying that Lying is the very fabric of the society. It's what holds it together. There is hardly a social activity that doesn't have many compliments. Most of these are probably either not deserved or not sincere. But can you imagine a society where people are completely frank!? It just doesn't work.

It's happening all the time, all around us

To prove it, just listen or read a piece of news on two different sites. This is straight-in-your-eyes lying. Everyone is trying to pass their own ideas, while undermining the others. And that including manipulating the stories and ideas to only show their "version" of the truth.

Feel good, Feel bad, look good, look bad

Yes, many people lie to make you feel good. Many more lie to make you feel bad. Or to make you or them look good, while dissing and making the competition or enemies look bad. There are so many reasons why people lie.

Habit vs necessity

Some people lie occasionally, socially... Other can't pass a minute without lying. Some are even compulsive liars, they would know the truth, and it wouldn't harm them, but they just can't say it. They just have to lie about it.

There are also certain people who just can't be dealt with without lying to them, straight in their face, it's just not possible otherwise.

So what are lies?

Telling stories, falsifying events, compliments, inaccuracies, missing truth (not telling the full truth is also considered lying), manipulating the events, manipulating the time line, stressing specific points ...etc ... etc ...etc. Lying has so many faces.

It's OK

Yes, it's OK, people lie, just keep a mental note of it. No need to stress over it. People will continue to do it, just as they have done since man was created. It'll never stop. Just accept ... and move on...