The Legend Of Lies And Truth
Our view of lies and truth is quite vague. In general, we all prefer the truth. However, when what we hear or share is painful or complicated, it is often difficult to digest mentally.
In general, lying is a symptom of a person’s distrust or inability to deal with problems. At the same time, lying is actually quite cruel and a way to take advantage of a situation.
Society still does not know how to deal with the truth, and this while most people find truth and honesty so important.
The legend of lies and truth
There are legends that reflect the psychological reality of our lives. The legend of lies and truth is one of them:
According to this legend, Lie and Truth will bump into each other one day.
“Good day,” said Lie.
“Good morning,” replied Truth.
“It’s a beautiful day,” said Lie.
Truth looked to the sky to see if it was really so. Yes, it was.
“Yes, it is a beautiful day,” said Truth then.
“The lake is even more beautiful and warmer,” said Lie.
Truth then looked at the lake and saw that Lie was telling the truth and nodded. Together with Lie he walked to the water and said: “The water does look great indeed. Let’s swim.”
Truth put his hand in the water and felt that it was indeed warm. This made him trust Lie. Both took off their clothes and went for a quiet swim. Moments later, Lie got out of the water, put on the clothes of Truth, and left.
Truth, who did not fit Lie’s clothes, walked along the lake without clothes and everyone was shocked. The moral of this story? Don’t be like the people who would rather accept a lie disguised as truth than accept the naked truth.
Lies and truth, and the vague area in between
We associate good values with sincerity. Relationships that rest on lies are like fragile and weak houses of cards, which, if they collapse, can destroy everything.
However, despite being aware of the relationship between the truth and its complex emergence, we constantly tell ‘half-truths’ or disguise reality.
A study conducted at the University of Massachusetts found that, on average, a lie is told every three minutes. Other studies show that 35% of the conversations we have during a week are lies.
These statistics are discouraging. We often say that we are honest people who never lie, but that too is actually a lie.
We don’t just lie, we lie a lot. We lie about important things and unimportant things. It’s easier to lie than to explain and have to deal with the sometimes harsh, naked truth.
Often people prefer not to think about the truth and lying, yes, she just works that well. As a result, we actually tell a lot of lies, big and small, and we get entangled in a web that is difficult to get out of.
Why do we lie?
The answer to this question lies in the fact that the psychosocial benefit of lying is simply greater. Plus, the truth is risky. Often we are inclined to tell lies to protect our integrity or the integrity of other people and/or to take advantage of situations.
However, we must remember that no matter how pious a lie can be, it still stands in the way of trust. Lying makes us question even the most sincere things.
