Truths and lies are always part of the world. Everyone has the ability to speak the truth and the lies. However, what if the truth is painful? Is it really worth revealing the truth then?
According to a study co-authored by a University of Wisconsin-La Crosse faculty member, most people — about 75% of survey respondents — told zero to two lies per day. Lying comprised 7% of total communication and almost 90% of all lies were little white lies.
Under normal circumstances where telling the truth risk you losing something, many are tempted to lie about it. These could corelate to much minor issues like accidentally revealing your friend’s secret, or sneaking out to go play. In these circumstances, a lie is often told (or the truth hidden) in order not to receive punishment. However, maybe truths are better off told in these scenarios.
After all, lies here may lead to more dire consequences in the future. If that friend finds out about you exposing their secrets, they might lose their trust in you forever. The person you’re hiding the fact that you sneaked out from may be worried sick about you and your safety, for there must be a reason as to why you’re not allowed out in the first place.
This may not be like so under other circumstances, though.
According to CDC, Dementia is not a specific disease but is rather a general term for the impaired ability to remember, think, or make decisions that interferes with doing everyday activities. Thus, a dementia patient’s mind may conjure up scenarios that did not in fact happen in real life.
In the instance that they believe that they are in a life threatening situation, is it worth telling them the truth of what is really happening or should you lie and play along so they will not feel agitated or frustrated over the fact that “no one believes them”? Is telling the truth really benefitting them or just provoking them?
A white lie is sometimes told in order not to aggravate a person or to prevent unwanted consequences. These type of lies are often times viewed to be acceptable as it is told for the sake of others. Put yourself in this situation: If your friend’s abusive ex asked you about your friend’s current location, and you know where that friend is, would you tell the truth knowing they’re abusive? What would you have done?
If you knew the truth would hurt, would you still want to know it? If you knew your ailing mother’s condition was worsening, would you wish to know the truth? Would you wish to know the true chances of survival or would you rather live with ignorance? Would you want to be lied to knowing the truth would be painful?
As such, will telling the truth really be better in these cases? What do you think?
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