Have you ever heard someone tell you a lie and when they try to repeat the same thing they forget what they said earlier or keep trying to amend their previously said words, I've witnessed such before and what usually follows is the loss of trust for such person.

We can't deny that we've not told a lie for once in our lives probably due to personal interest, trying to evade someone in a critical moment where life and death are involved. The truth remains that a lie is a lie no matter how we try to paint it, some call it a white lie, to our maker sin is sin, painting it in different shades or colour doesn't make it any better.

Children are prone to telling silly lies to evade punishment, the reason as parents we have to caution them so they don't graduate into ardent liars as adults, like I stated such individuals easily lose trust because people cannot trust the words of their mouth.
The best way to train a child to always say the truth is by always telling the truth too, I remember a certain time I was running late for an appointment with someone, and she wasn't a patient person either and kept calling to know where I was, I was still at home but lied that I was on the road, the look on my daughter's face made me feel so little because there was no way I can explain to them that it was just a necessary lie to keep the women waiting a little while, I felt bad because I always teach them to tell the truth, so I have to calmly explain the reason I was running a bit late to the woman so I get free from the judgment look they were already giving me.

They are at a critical learning stage and learn more by copying what we do, to train honest Individuals starts from this tender age, so if we don't want them lying why then do we lie so much as adults? If it's not for a dire life-threatening situation, by all means, stay away from lying, no one will beat you, you are an adult and don't need to lie to please anyone, let your yes be yes, and your no be no.

In our world today, it's easy for us to get caught up in the act of lying if we don't take caution, justifying it as small lies and thinking they are harmless, however, this mindset can lead us down the slippery slope where we gradually become more comfortable with lie dishonesty that it becomes a lifestyle, so staying conscious of not threading this path is important, learn to draw a line and remember that honesty is a fundamental value that should guide our actions.

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