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timebomb (Haiku) by lmp

ironically, lies don't hurt until the truth is finally known.

lmp 28-Jun-07/1:05 PM
i do not know how many times i have heard that lies hurt, lying is wrong, it is mean, etc. we have also heard "the truth hurts", but i do not buy into that. the truth hurts like hydrogen peroxide; only if a lie (bacteria, infection) is present. truth will seem hurt if it is not something we want to hear, but that is because what we do want to hear/believe is a lie.

for example: you have cancer. shit! that hurts, right? no! the truth does not hurt, but what you believed (the lie) does: you don't have cancer when you actually do.

my thought is that lies are like pandora's box: until they are exposed, they are inert. the truth is what exposes a lie, and keep in mind that exposure can be in subtle degrees. the liar may act differently because they know they have lied, but that is because the truth is known to them.

why is it that people do not get hurt and upset by a lie until they know the truth?




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