Often times if I am asked what I hate, you will
hear me mention other things but recently I just discovered that my hatred for
lies knows no bound especially when it is coming from a friend or someone I
could literally vouch for.
I am not saying I have never lied before. In fact
I lie every day I am on my feet in court but that is because necessity has been
laid upon me to defend my clients diligently and oh! Lawyers are not liars’ 😄😄😄
well “a man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar.”
Anyways fast forward to last month I found out
that someone I literally told my friend I could vouch for him has been lying to
me. Like you know when someone has been serving you white lies and you have been
eating it just to quench that voracious appetite. The day I found out I was
shocked and for the first time I confronted the person. I mean how one could be
so callous to the extent of serving such lies without even pitying the
recipient.
For weeks I couldn't help but rant and that did
not help matters because I found out that it consumed me more. I remembered a
friend once told me to forgive but you will also agree with me that as much as
it is easier to forgive, forgetting on the other hand is not such an easy thing
to day. Till today I have never spoken to that person again even though I might
be forced to do so sooner or later.
I know people lie to avoid looking stupid,
incompetent or the fear of someone getting upset with them but why not ask yourself
these questions before you embark on that journey
a.
Is it worth it?
b.
What impact will it have on the recipient if the truth
finally comes out?
It actually takes a lot more effort to lie than
to tell the truth.
Lying doesn’t save your sanity
Lying makes people distrust you
A lie taxes your brain and causes a lot of stress
and discomfort
I know you will say sometimes ‘Honesty is not the
best policy’, even SIMI prefers to be lied to if the truth will break her heart
but this is me telling you to tell me the truth as I don’t mind leaving with my
shattered heart in my hands and above all God hates lies and loves the truth.
