Manish+M’s+2016+OpEd+Article



We have all lied about something in on our lives. Whether it be as simple as you saying yes to your mom when she asked if you took out the trash, or telling your teacher you did not Quizlet the last chapter packet. We’ve all done it. We are humans, but is it as easy to stop as it is to start?

Lying occurs everywhere and people don’t think it is a big deal due to the reason that there’s no harm in lying. I hate lying, but I feel that is the only way to get out of a situation or it is the simpler way. Lies are being told everywhere, to your teachers, to your friends, to your parents, and even to you. That’s ironic. You are lying to yourself about how lying has no harm.

Growing up I was always told lying was a sin, and that if I were to lie then there would be a crack on the sidewalk. So I would walk around and every time I would see a crack on the sidewalk I would say to myself “Oh someone lied today!” when it reality someone did lie. Why do we lie? We lie to ease our way of situations. We lie because we are in fear of the truth.

I lie because I live in fear. Fear of my parents, teachers, coach, and even my friends. I have a problem of caring too much. Since I care so much I get nervous and start to tell these “harmless lies”. “Yes coach I ran over the weekend”, “Yeah mom Fitz isn’t done grading the test”, “Yeah dude she texted me back”. All the lies I tell in the long run end up harming me. It leads me back to the question, Why lie? “If you tell the truth you don’t have to remember anything”-Mark Twain. At the end of the day the lie always points back to the liar.