"The best part of telling the truth is you
don't have to remember when you lied."
Mark Twain
At an early age we learn truth is a very important aspect of life. As young children, we often blab the truth to those who have no business knowing family intimacies. We eventually learn with our creativity, truth can be dressed up or down empowering us. Our imaginations can stray far from any resemblance of truth.
As teens, we learn telling the truth gets us in trouble, so making up fabrications becomes a skill. The ability to lie stretches across homework, who we hang with, where we go and what time we really got home. As we learn a bit more about integrity, truth telling once again becomes an honorable gesture. We hold our lovely selves accountable and prevent unnecessary harm towards others.
As I am a highly sensitive person who has always studied facial gestures and body language, I found my self disappointed by so many adults who choose to lie even about the smallest things. I am a memory keeper and can recall original conversations which often do not match current stories. No judgment here, but I do admit it I challenged my kids and it drove them crazy. Admittedly, hiding behind a lie seems easier in the moment, but then in the long run it can create hurtful scenarios which could have been avoided.
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