I know it is months but the lies the ceo`s of many companies they did tell about the economy. Know every body is wonder if it is safe to invest on their companies.

Congratulations, lies can lead to riches, but the higher you go the further you fall.

Don`t say that does not affect you and you don’t care, wrong, the domino affect will catch up with you sooner or later.

Each mind is a wonder but nobody likes to be lied to.

Dona

The makeup example …

You’re only lying to yourself. You were born the way you were born, and if you don’t like it, you lie to yourself by covering it up with makeup.

Is that good? Of course not. You’re not accepting yourself for who you are.

The gift example …

If you just tell the truth, next year, the person may think to do some more research before they buy your gift, and get you something you like better, or something you don’t have. In the end, you’re both more happy in the long run.

Any other examples when it’s good to lie? Please???

Dave.

As much as it may seem that a lie may be protecting you or someone else, in my experience, in the end, it usually turns out to cause more problems and confusion. If you don’t hit the nail directly head on, where do you think the head of the hammer will hit?

When you lie to solve a problem (diplomat example), you’re really just shoving it under the rug. Eventually, other problems will arise because you really haven’t solved the first problem that still exists, but is dormant (under the rug). Eventually, you’ll have wars and things that wouldn’t have happened will happen if you were honest and just went to war in the first place.

When you lie to solve something, you haven’t solved anything. You just diverted the attention. You’re confusing anyone and anything involved into thinking that the problem is somewhere else. Someone may spend an entire lifetime looking for this problem when it was right under their nose.

Regards,

John

Wearing make-up is lying, but it is expected; so is wearing nicer or specially designed clothes that would make u look better or hide your ‘disadvantaged’ body parts.

You are lying when telling your friend that their gift is exactly what u want while the truth is that you have already been given 2 of those and are worrying what to do with it. But you have to lie, as this expected and acceptable; you simply CAN’T tell the truth.

In a job interview, when asked if u like the products the company produces, you show the best enthusiasm, while you actually have tried them and find them no difference from other brands. This lie is simply expected. And the truth might be, the highest salary you could be getting, the most desirable work location or the best work life balance.

You are lying again, if you tell a suicidal friend who is about to jump from the balcony that their boss is going to reinstate their position. This is simply HIGHLY expected and acceptable(???).

You will see the border of being acceptable is a bit blurry now. How about this, just imagine in the job interview, you try the most popular flavour of the soft drink of the company, and you frown then say, ‘wow, this is the best soft drink I have ever tried.’ Is this acceptable and expected? No.

Now, I think you know what I am going to imply. Yes, the truth is relative, so is the lie. If you lie and the audience has no way to find out and/or it is beneficial to both parties(even though the listener finds out and turns a blind eye), then it is expected and acceptable; then socially, neither party would think this is lying(even though IT IS).

So whether you lie or not, it is between you and the audience, and how you lie. There is no use to argue if lying is good or not. What really matters is wether it works or not. You got to lie to survive while sometimes you got to be utmost honest.

“Your lies will always catch you out”

Pretenders don’t get far, if you’re not something you pretend to be, one way or another that will be revealed.

Best to lift away what dignity you have, than try and scrape the remains off the floor.

And I wouldn’t say nice things to a friend just to comfort them if they were the one being abusive. In fact I would have probably told him or her that they were wrong far earlier.

However, of course, there are situations where you do well being manipulative. The diplomat-scenario for example, and a ton of other situations. But that doesn’t mean you have to do it in all situations as you seem to suggest.

And if we take your reasoning to the extreme. Is it okay if I come to your home, kill you, take all your stuff and walk away. We’ve got no connection (before this post) so I’d be pretty hard to find, wouldn’t I? And it would further my goals of happiness and money, so why shouldn’t I?

Eventually, the love interest will find out you’re a pig and the employer will find out you’re a fraud and then you’ll lose everything.

I still believe being honest and straightforward is the way to find better jobs, better partners, and have a better life.

Ahhh John Wesley - you speak the truth about the scam .. were you saying that honestly or dishonestly?

This site is becoming one of my favorite reads.