I Reject Your Reality...

I suppose I'll never understand the whole idea behind lying in the moment to gain a temporary victory. Lemme 'splain. Would you lie to your future wife or husband just to get them to marry you only to have them find out about the lie and it permanently damage your relationship? Now, if this scenario seems totally "workable" to you, then you're not going to get where I'm going with this. If however, you're sitting there saying, "Yeah, that's just stupid", stick with me.

So why am I bringing this up??? Because I see first hand that philosophy in motion on an almost daily basis. Except in my case, it's in the business world. Lie, lie, lie your face off to get the business and then worry about correcting the lies after the customer is in the door. HUH? When did we decide that people are so incredibly dumb that when they find out that we are lying to them they will just say, "Well, I'm here. I might as well stay!" I wouldn't stay with any company that lied to get my business; I wouldn't find it flattering; I would look at it as cheap and underhanded; why would I want to do business with someone who couldn't even tell me the truth up front, even if it meant that I might not choose to do business with them!

There's a scripture that says the..."wages of sin is death." Simply put, you play with fire, you're going to get burned...up. When will people learn that if you want longevity out of life, love, and even work and school then honesty will always be the best policy. You don't have to keep track of the lie trail you've told; you don't have to worry about being seen as two-faced; you don't have to come up with elaborate ways to prevent people from finding out the truth. Frankly, lying is just too exhausting and I've got better things to do with my time. I'm sure there will be more to come on this topic in the future so stay tuned...