OPNINONS STORY

Is a lie better then the truth?

By: Yelenna James

 It may not be news that everyone lies, big lies and little white lies, people lie to try and help people or avoid of someone getting hurt by the truth. That doesn’t mean it’s all right to lie for any reason.

Some people may think the truth is the worst thing in the world, because it’ll get them in trouble, like a teenager trying to hide his or her grades. Or a best friend trying to stay out of drama.

I know from experience every time I told a lie, it came back and gave me karma, it could have been any lie but the truth would have been better.

Even parents tell lies, they may tell their children that they’re the smartest child ever or maybe that hair cut suits them, when it really doesn’t. I know the parents are trying to make their kids feel bright but don’t say something that could blow up in the future.

Those kids would grow up with the biggest ego, but that ego could be blown any second, just by the white lie they where told as a kid.

I would say in a relationship that’s where lies are told the most. With the cheating, cooking, looks, and stuff they have in common. Relationships are broken up just because of one lie or tons.

 Maybe it’s the boyfriend saying those jeans don’t make you look fat or maybe it’s the girlfriend saying she loves his or her cooking.

It’s a known fact that guys lie more then girls do.  Also that 82% of lies that are told go undetected. Most people think you can tell if a person is lying by the shift of their eyes but that is just a myth.

Know I know people who lie would use excuses saying I didn’t want to hurt you or see you upset. Or I didn’t want to get in trouble knowing this.

Well at least if I had known the truth I would have been able to get over it faster and do something about it.

I guess excuses like that I could see why people would lie but by telling the truth it would probably wouldn’t cause so much drama and make the situation worse.

Another group of people that would lie the most on this earth are politicians. They try and say all these things that they could do to make this country better. It’s a fact that more than 70 Donald trump statements are false. Hilary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are in a tie for 28% on telling the actual truth. Bill Clinton has told the truth more then our President Obama.

They try and get our attention, and most of the time it works, but these politicians are getting people’s hopes up with all they’re saying and then let them down when people find out it was all a lie.

Don’t be a liar liar pants on fire.