In this world, there is one truth—everybody is a liar! At one point or another in a person’s life—one must have talked a lie. Kindly, do not get me wrong, get me right. I am not trying to in any way justify filthy lifestyle liars would often find themselves in. I am only trying to say that sometimes whether out of duress or not— we find ourselves lying to our friends, family members, and teachers or even to ourselves. Yes, ourselves. The reason why sometimes we lie to ourselves is because we tend to live a life which is not ours—falsified life.
To me, lying is not only a spoken word. Lying also involves use of non-verbal language in an attempt to express our feelings and emotions while making a point. Take for example: Peter, a born again Christian is caught red-handed by the class teacher while bullying a fellow classmate who had earlier on promised to lend him a pen but failed. After being caught, a curious class teacher wants to confirm what is going on between the two—of course the teacher has always known them as friends. To the teacher’s dismay, Peter tries to do the unthinkable—he tells the teacher that how he had come to the friend so that they could organize on forming a dancing group, then goes ahead to wittily blink an eye to his friend.
Indeed, Peter’s story simply reminds us that, depending on the situation, lying could be inevitable! Ouch! What could have the teacher done to Peter had he told the truth. Punishment! And, Peter was simply not ready for corporal punishment. So, smart lie saved him despite his conscience and moral Christian values that he often talks about.
Therefore, the moral of the speech is to always be ourselves. Do not lie if your conscience clearly tells you it is wrong. Lies don’t last long. After all, they say that tell the truth and you shall be vindicated!
