The truth has always been very elusive. Today, I decided to tackle the subject from a different direction. I say that because everyone is always on a search for the truth. From the beginning of man's study of philosophy, the truth has been a favorite topic for discussion.
What puzzles me is how seldom we debate the definition of a lie. It would seem there are just as many lies told everyday as there are truths. I base that statement on the need for our society to remain stable. With one lie for every truth, we maintain our right to an opinion. Scary, but can't you see the truth in it?
Where we consider the truth to be black and white, lies seem to come in all shades and sizes such as little white lies and big fat lies. Some lurk around in the grey area. Apparently some lies are even transparent. You can see right through them.
Some lies are benevolent. They defend those lies by saying it would be better for him or her if they didn't tell them the truth. Some lies are juicy. They call those gossip. When they get angry they mix the juice with a little dirt and call it mudslinging.
Sometimes, if they are running for political office, they take a little bit of truth and add it to a little white lie, twirl it around as fast as they can, and then serve it up on a polished silver platter. We all know it is something they just cooked up. Then, they ask us to swallow it whole. They call it putting their spin on the truth. Even this lie is partially transparent so it doesn't hold a candle to what we call the bald-faced lie.
The bald-faced lie first got it's name centuries ago when men grew full beards so they could tell lies without letting their facial expressions give them away. Now we don't trust most men who wear a full beard for this very reason. Eventually, the better they got at telling lies, the less dependent they were on the whiskers.
Now we have trouble picking them out of the crowd. They are the ones who have shaved their beards off? You know who I'm talking about, the bald-faced ones. We can't tell when they are lying to us, or are telling us the truth. They are that good at telling a lie.
Now we have trouble picking them out of the crowd. They are the ones who have shaved their beards off? You know who I'm talking about, the bald-faced ones. We can't tell when they are lying to us, or are telling us the truth. They are that good at telling a lie.
Now I can leave it up to your imagination why bald-face lies are so dangerous. Especially, if what they say appears to be spinning around in a circle. It makes it appear to be black and white, kinda like perception and deception, which are topics for another day.
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