For me I wanted to write about the “little white lie”. Everyone as told one or another over time. Of course we all believe the “little white lie” does less harm than telling the truth. But I was shocked that the author stated this” Ultimately it is the vote of no confidence. It’s an act of arrogance for anyone to decide what is best for someone else.” If you really think about that statement it is really true. We don’t tell a truth because we want to we are afraid of the consequence if we don’t. We feel that the outcome of telling the truth is going to be worst for us, not necessarily of the receiver. Because if we tell someone something that they don’t want to hear we are going to pay for it not the person that we tell the truth to.
I might not believe that a “little white lie” is a statement made with intent to deceive. That just sounds too harsh of words. Deceive with intent doesn’t that just sound so harsh? It sounds as if a person went out of their way to tell something that is truly dishonest. But I do believe that is anything that gives or is meant to give a false impression.
Can a person tell a lie even “a white lie” and still be any honest person may not be something that I could say is true. I’m a person that tends to be more honest than I say most, but I believe that I tend to lose friends or come off to harsh because I’m a person that believes to tell it like it is. That isn’t something that wins a lot of people over. I have a lot of people that love this about me, but I have a few that they would say why you can’t just tell me what I wanted to hear. Not every person wants to hear the truth. Then again I tell them if you wanted a lie you wouldn’t have asked me.
That was good, I agree. You never know if someone is going to want the truth, however I personally think its a good thing that you have that quality because in the end the people that you lost for telling the truth will look back or at some point realize you were just being honest. I'll admit, sometimes I'll say that too. That's not what I wanted to hear, it doesn't make me feel better but at the same time its the truth. And its just simple. The ugly truth sometimes means a lot more to most people, then even a little white lie.
ReplyDeleteHi Michelle -
ReplyDeleteI liked your statement about telling people the truth even though it may not be what the person wants to hear. I agree a person should not ask a question with the expectation of you not telling the truth. I believe you made many valid points on telling the truth no matter what the consequences may be.
Thank you,
Sarah Baker
I really like how at the end you said, "Then again I tell them if you wanted a lie you wouldn’t have asked me." That is something I tend to think about when I'm answering a question like when someone asks me, if they look good in something.
ReplyDeleteI do think that there are a lot of white lies that most people can't even think about rather or not someone wants to hear the truth or not. Personally I don't find people that tell small white lies to be liars because so many of those lies are done without even knowing it.