I hate doing it. But I've never really been strong enough to "betray" a friend to defend the truth. And most of the time I can't figure out something smart to say to avoid having to say the truth. So I just end up saying "I don't know", which is a lie. Or, "she's not here" when she really is.
I've already lied twice for two diffrent people here, and I felt terrible doing it. I also don't like doing it because I don't like it when there is distance/a barrier between "authority" figures and myself. Or when it's like they're on one side and we're on the the other side.
It's hard to tell the truth.
It's hard to defend the truth.
yet it's so necessary.
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