House M.D. is probably most known for the perpetual phrase, "everybody lies." I had always kind of chuckled with pity at the cynicism (as several of the other characters frequently do), thinking how much life this Thomas was missing out on by slathering everything with distrust. But I'm slowly being converted. Burying an ideal is always a particularly mournful occasion.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Lying is Bad
I recently had a bad experience where a group I was a part of was told something we knew to be blatantly false. Total BS, actually. It wasn't a big bad lie and I suppose nobody actually got "hurt" by its telling. But I was completely insulted. Mostly because this person did such a bad job of it ("do they really think I don't know what they're talking about?") and because the higher road would have been so much more tactful. And refreshing.
House M.D. is probably most known for the perpetual phrase, "everybody lies." I had always kind of chuckled with pity at the cynicism (as several of the other characters frequently do), thinking how much life this Thomas was missing out on by slathering everything with distrust. But I'm slowly being converted. Burying an ideal is always a particularly mournful occasion.
House M.D. is probably most known for the perpetual phrase, "everybody lies." I had always kind of chuckled with pity at the cynicism (as several of the other characters frequently do), thinking how much life this Thomas was missing out on by slathering everything with distrust. But I'm slowly being converted. Burying an ideal is always a particularly mournful occasion.
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Yes, untruths do run the gammut, whether a blatant hurtful lie or couching (perhaps to spare feelings... or not) they are a part of human nature. Some are just so silly and frustrating and you'd think, 'wouldn't the truth just be easier?' Some people enjoy pulling the wool over unsuspecting eyes, and even suspecting eyes - if the wool is successfully pulled, it's a great victory for some. Others, simply can't sleep at night when they know they've told a little white lie and the guilt later, or instantly sets in, whatever the case may be. A friend of mine always says 'everything manifests' and perhaps this is the only thing we can hope for - even if that takes place long after our own mouths are no longer in working order...
not that I have any idea what you're talking about.
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