Me : I've been wondering, can the truth be detrimental to a person?
WM : Well.. sometimes the truth does hurt but it is still worth knowing or telling. Though it can sting, in the long run the truth will be extremely beneficial to someone and it is worth the initial pain.
Me : Then how come people still tell lies?
WM : 'Cos they're bored? (chuckles)
Me : One of the reasons. LOL
WM : Truth is, nowadays in our modern world, no one is a repository of truth, but many are of lies. I guess most think that by not telling the truth, they can somehow be protected from being hurt.
Me : You mean, like some sort of a defense mechanism?
WM : I guess. Okay, just imagine if you gotta choose between tellin' the truth or simply lie. Actually, I'd never really admit this, but I'd rather choose the latter, 'ya knoe.
Me : No doubt at all.
WM : However, let's not talk about me. Okay, just think about it.. if you have to choose. If you tell a lie, then you have to live a lie and in order to live a lie, you have to remember all the lies you tell and to whom. 'Cos, remembering the lies becomes quite a heavy burden.
Me : (sighs) Tell me about it...
WM : Hold up, babe. Why are we having this conversation?
Me : Wait. One more question. Do you think by not telling is the same as lying?
WM : Uh?
Me : (cutting in) Someone told me that it's not entirely the same 'cos when you lie to someone you are going against the truth, while not telling is just withholding it, not that they need to know, either to not hurt that person or to make things less worse. Make sense?
WM : But it depends on the context, babe. And you know what, for me omission aka not telling is just as bad, if not worse, than lying.
Me : Owh?
WM : Maybe I'm not the best person to say this but ... truth hurts, but lies hurt more. Geddit?
Me : Aye aye sir!
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