lies

lately, i've been fascinated by the psychology of human reaction, as certain book had invoked my interest in wisdom in the moral of how to live righteously (which interestingly enough, this book that i speak of is not the bible, which again i shall ponder upon y that is so)

so if u break down the act of lying into the reasoning behind it, it results in these few main reasons (as far as i am concerned):

1. to avoid consequences of an action, eg u broke something that belongs to someone
2. to make the current situation more positive, eg dw, everything will be fine
3. to exaggerate certain truth, eg telling others u achieved a high score when in fact it was mediocre
4. to make others feel bad, eg telling someone that no one ever appreciated his/her existence
5. out of kindness and comfort, eg telling someone they look good even though they dont

so is lying good or bad?
one could only measure this intellectually by saying it is the cause that could answer such question.
but is lying a necessity?
theoretically i am going to say no, reason being is that all acts of lying (if not, most cases) are to conform into the society as how others view u as an individual. some may argue that by nature, humans are animals that live in groups and therefore must live with social interactions, but however, i am drawn to believe that a "friend" that puts on a mask is not a true friend, but just someone that u know.

yet sadly enough, lying is almost one of the first things a child learns to protect themselves and be socially accepted (myself included), so living a life not not lying is almost impossible from what i can perceive. however, i believe just because u have fallen, doesnt mean u just dont run at all, just like how a hurdler finishes the race even if they tripped over and over again.

can we live without lying?

1 Peter 3:10 tells us, "He that loves life and desires to see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful words."