The Importance Of A Lie

Register to read the introduction… There are several different outcomes to lying, in hindsight the majority of them are dire. Whether it be the lack of trust that comes out of it, the series of bad events that come with a string of lies, or the amount of respect you have for yourself and for other people once you start living your life based on lies, nearly all outcomes of lying have rough or inadequate consequences. Telling a lie shows a large amount of distrust in a person. Trust between 2 or more people is one of the most important traits in a relationship, because knowing the person you interact with helps you to determine that persons character, which as Martin Luther King Jr. once said, is what we should all judge our peers by. When we don’t know who we can trust, we can never form a true relationship with that person. At first a lie seems harmless, …show more content…
It is only human to want to be something you’re not, which is generally why people lie in order to come off as something they aspire to have or be. For instance, a person may lie to another about being older, to come off as more mature. Once it’s been said, a certain level of trust between the two people has been broken which takes time to repair. Commonly, people tend to get themselves into a string of lies. Some people call this “digging yourself a hole” because once you’ve told a significant amount of lies; it’s difficult to get yourself out of it. At a certain point in this cycle of lies, people often begin to create a new identity for themselves in order to feel acknowledged as something different than who they are. While this may seem OK at the time, it only creates problems in any sort of relationship. A real friend or partner is someone who accepts you for who you really are, not just what you wish you were. Without honesty, you can never maintain a legitimate and healthy relationship with a