Why People Lie?

DATE: Wednesday December 10, 2008
TIME: 1:40 p.m.
PLACE: Home Computer


I was born a Catholic. Every since I was a kid, my mother always taught my two brothers, my sister, and I to always tell the truth. As a Catholic, I was always reminded of the 10 Commandments. According to the bible, the 9th Commandment states that "thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour." Lying is the most direct offense against the truth.

In last night's English class, several of my classmates were asked to read their essays about "Lies and Its Classifications". Most of them were good pieces of work and some of them were in a way funny. But then the professor started asking everybody in class about our recent lies. I swear, I couldn't believe what most of them were saying.

Thank god she didn't asked me because I wouldn't know what to tell her. I know in a way, I'm kind of all fashioned......but were did our morals go? What about are values as human beings, where did they go? Some of the answers were upsetting to me that is not even worth mentioning. I know sometimes we tell a white lie, but that's only to protect or to save from danger one of our love ones.

When I was growing up, I was taught to always tell the truth and to be honest with others. The practice of goodness is accompanied by spontaneous spiritual joy and moral beauty. I truthfully believe that honesty is the best policy.