Monday, May 30, 2005
The Truth about Lying
It seems that if you lie you're gonna have to lie again. "What a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive." I've got a friend who lies for the hell of it. She thinks it makes her more interesting. In my experience honesty is almost always the best policy. I think that since I left home and went away to college I've made friends with a lot of pathological liars. I wonder why that is. Are there just a bunch of these people running around on college campuses?! Do I attract these kinds of people?!
Unfortunately it's led to my general level of suspicion being higher than perhaps it should be. My dad's wife has recently gotten a job selling RV's and campers. She works 6 days a week in an office with men her age and younger. My dad met her through work a number of years ago. My dad's health is starting to fail so the last time I talked to him I asked if he ever wondered if his wife might be looking into some other options around the office if he should up and die. He was a little bit pissed at the implication and proceeded to tell me that his brain doesn't work like that.
Did I overstep my bounds by implying that his wife might be thinking about her future? On one hand it's a great idea to be skeptical and doubting to try and save yourself from being fooled. On the other hand it must be nice to just have blind faith.
Unfortunately it's led to my general level of suspicion being higher than perhaps it should be. My dad's wife has recently gotten a job selling RV's and campers. She works 6 days a week in an office with men her age and younger. My dad met her through work a number of years ago. My dad's health is starting to fail so the last time I talked to him I asked if he ever wondered if his wife might be looking into some other options around the office if he should up and die. He was a little bit pissed at the implication and proceeded to tell me that his brain doesn't work like that.
Did I overstep my bounds by implying that his wife might be thinking about her future? On one hand it's a great idea to be skeptical and doubting to try and save yourself from being fooled. On the other hand it must be nice to just have blind faith.
