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It has been said that a little inaccuracy saves a world of explanation, meaning that there are certain circumstances when
a small, insignificant lie is more essential then the truth itself. However, telling a lie requires either one: covering up
the lie over a period of time; or two: eventually admitting the truth. Sometimes, lies are discovered, and thus making the
entire situation worse then as was before. Honestly though, it is an interesting concept to argue because there are numerous
different opinions.
Under certain conditions, it is not wrong to excuse the truth. When faced with a question in which the truthful answer will
have a more negative effect on the situation then a lie, and the lie of which would be stated is irrelevant to other topics,
then the scenario of truth vs. lie takes on a different lead. For example, a woman asks her spouse if the dress she is wearing
is making her look overweight. In reality, the dress itself is not causing that fat appearance; it is actually the lack of
exercise and unhealthy diet that caused the weight gain. The spouse, feeling inclined to inform his wife that working out
at the local gym is not a bad idea, decides it would be best to discuss that topic another time. So he states to his wife
that the dress indeed, does not assist in the viewing of her weight issue. This is moreover simultaneously two lies. The first
lie was telling her that she did not look fat in the dress, while the second lie is a much deeper understanding. To tell the
truth, would be to devastate the spouse and possibly create some tension between the two; so instead of requesting more exercise
from his spouse, the husband simply decides to make a note-to-self, and bring the topic up later. Thus, the second lie is
not stated, but interjected through body language and silence.
There are, however, many situations in which telling the truth is much more effective and required. To always tell a lie
is to gain a habit of doing so, thus forgetting the essentials of telling the truth. People who undermine and/or question
their own abilities to conceal the truth in anyway possible are likely to do so. But not every concealed truth is a lie, thus
making it difficult to point out exactly to someone when they would be lying. For example, back to the dress, when the husband
is asked how the dress looks, the husband replies with questions directly related to the dress question in which the wife
would answer. The answers and questions are meant to convince the wife that she looks incredibly amazing in her dress. So
the husband replies, “What do you think honey?” followed by “When have you not looked amazingly beautiful
in any dress?” These questions convince the wife that she truly looks attractive in her dress, while simultaneously
the husband has not told a lie simply because he has made no statements, and a lie cannot be a question because a question
does not directly state specific points or facts.
So is it better to tell the truth, or is concealing the truth a more reasonable path? Virtually, it depends solely on the
situation. It’s hard to distinguish which of the two would be more positively effective on a situation without first
knowing the situation’s history or background. At the same time, lying can create “holes” in which one will
“sink” into if the lie is continued and new explanations are made up and used to assist with the ongoing lie.
All in all, be aware of what you say and vigilant of what you imply.
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