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            How many times do you either stare at yourself in a mirror or close your eyes and think of all the terrible stuff in your life at that moment? For me, that is all of the time. I’m the type of person that if I catch you in a lie I will be the one to speak up. I will not let anyone get away with stuff that they shouldn’t. I believe everyone should get punished for the stuff they do and nothing less. Life is a long journey that goes by very quickly but lying is not the answer to life and I can’t deal with the people like that.

           

            Feeling like a disappointment to everyone is not a good feeling. Feeling like that everyday to your own parents is the worst though. Like you are never good enough and you aren’t enough like your siblings. To me everyone is different and make different mistakes no matter how close they may be in real life. 

Reviews

[Daniel Thomas Andrew Da..]

More of a diary entry than an actual story, it seems. Very honest. I like your rebuking attitude of correcting everyone who tells lies to get to the honesty of the situation. People tell lies because they are afraid of telling the truth - often for very personal reasons, and feelings of guilt over doing something wrong. Perhaps we shouldn't be too harsh though - are we perfect? Nice story.

[Nusquam Esse]

This is a difficult subject; I am borderline obsessed with concepts of personal honesty, dignity, and honour. But over the years I have decided to not hold people to the same standards that I hold myself. It will never make you happy, and will make morality much more difficult to process. It is best to focus on the morality of yourself, and to simply be wary, but avoid being judgmental, with others. I generally try to understand more 'why' someone is lying, and what they hope to get out of it. Generally motive is more important than the act, at least when it comes to words. Furthermore, we will often see a lie where someone may have simply misspoken without the intent to deceive--so I think it is good to take into account their character from the past as well. I have been in that sort of situation, a single poorly worded sentence when I was mentally and emotionally drained was held against me, as if it was an act of malice. But it was a slip of tongue, and not a deliberate deception. Lying has as much, if not more, to do with intentions as it does to the words themselves... you can tell a greater lie while not saying anything strictly untrue, than a person who speaks untrue words with the intention of illuminating the truth. You will be much happier if you focus on the things that you can change without painting the whole world as being shallow and dishonest, even if most people we meet may seem that way.