Lies Are Cumbersome

I think I can honestly say I will always be a liar. I know it sounds horrible, but would it not be a lie to say I will never lie again. It is done in all different ways; unknowingly, to spare ones feelings, to get what one wants, and even for fun. Some teachers even use it to help their students think outside of the box. I guess the real question here is who decideds when lies are good or bad, and when has it been taken too far?
                                                     

I had a teacher who told us that Christopher Columbus was given syphilis by Queen Elizabeth before he came over on the Nina, and introduced it to the Americas. I know that is an extreme lie to tell a bunch of high schoolers, but he got his point across. Obvioulsly he ended up telling us the truth, what he was doing, and why he did it. Dose that make it right though?

 Another lie, in which I was involved, happened a few weeks ago when my girlfriend bought me a hat. All was good on this beautiful summer day. My girlfriend came through the front door and said, "Oh I got you something." She pulled a hat from a brown plastic bag. I saw it and instantly I thought to myself I will never wear that, crap what do I say. Instead of saying what really went through my mind, I said, "I like it, its really nice."



 Now the point I'm trying to make isn't that I could have avoided any hurt feelings or ideas of distrust by telling her the truth. Its that by telling the truth I could have shown respect for my partner. I could have shown that I trust her feelings toward me. I could have let her make her own decision on how she wanted to feel about me disliking a hat.


Instead of doing this I tried to control the situation and make the out come the way I thought it should be. My Idea of what is right and wrong isn't every ones idea of right and wrong. So my point is is that lying isn't good or bad. Its just a thing that we as do sometimes to be a human among humans, but it is best to check your motives before taking on something so guileful. It may not be the right move to make.