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The Patient Ox (aka Hénock Gugsa)
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Truth About Lies - by Hénock Gugsa
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Hénock Gugsa
Recently, on FaceBook, a friend was bemoaning the overabundance of dishonesty in his immediate environs. He said, "It amazes me that some people can't just be honest about things ... and just keep on lying ... really!"
Yes. Indeed ... really! Our society, as a whole with hardly any exception, is badly wired when it comes to truth or honesty. And the sad thing is that we know it, and are unable to do anything about it. We incessantly talk about the need for truth, but we are either unwilling or too lazy to learn and acquire the path (knowledge, enlightenment) to truth.
My thoughts on the subject matter are rather simple and hopefully to-the-point. I believe that we need to first know and tell the forest from the trees. Let us first identify and understand the variety of lies out there, along with their degree of severity or seriousness, i.e. score them. A lie table may help to clarify matters, and lead us to certain incontrovertible truths.
To me, the inevitable conclusion (solution) is that we should identify "lies" by simply demystifying and accepting the realities of a situation. A lie by any other name is still a lie! It invariably starts out harmless and insignificant, but eventually and gradually it leads to bigger and more serious issues. Thus, the truth about lies is that they spread and grow as from a small kindling fire to a massive conflagration. They need to be squelched out early and posthaste. To quote Barney Fife: "You just gotta nip [them] in the bud!"
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* “Truth About Lies” ~ © Hénock Gugsa ( ሄኖክ ጉግሣ ) - 06/10/2010
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