The Ways We Lie Essay

“Honesty is the best policy.” No doubt everyone has heard of this. However, everyone has told a lie at least once or twice, starting from childhood. Lying is human nature, we use it to avoid facing reality. For many of us, lying is a daily habit which saves both time and pain. Whether denying an action to escape punishment or implying false statements to persuade or deceive, we use lying without thinking about if it is morally correct. Our society frowns upon lying but that is only when we find out about someone who has lied, subconsciously we all lie without realizing the little white lies we tell. People lie for two reasons to avoid consequences and to not dissapoint others.

People lie mainly to avoid consequences. We can all relate to this on different levels. In today’s society we hear constantly about shoplifters in the news. The shoplifters steal and then they lie when asked if they did steal from a store. The reason they lie is to avoid the consequences. The shoplifters want to avoid the consequence of going to jail, but what they fail to realize is by lying they get a harsher punishment.

This lying habit has been in existence

Just the other day for dinner, my wonderful mother made enchiladas for dinner. I was really excited to eat something other than rice, but little did I know that it was my mother’s first time cooking Mexican food and I was to be dissapointed. I could hear my tummy aching for the delicacy and I waited anxiously. As soon as I took the first bite I thought I was eating dog food. However, to be polite, I managed to digest it with some water. After the meal, my mom came to me and asked, “how was it honey?” She looked really happy and I didn’t want to say “it was terrible, I almost threw up.” So, I lied. Instead, I said “It was delightful, but next time you should make something easier, you don’t want to tire yourself out.” By lying, I was able to not dissapoint my mother and not make her