Mar 5 (edited) in General Discussion
What is the problem with white lies?
What’s up fellas!
I’m I’ve been thinking about the danger of telling lies, even small ones.
It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that it’s only the big lies that matter, but I don’t think that’s true.
It is my experience that it is the white lie that is most dangerous. Not because of the consequence of being found out, but because of the consequence of getting away with it.
The white lie is subtle. It feels inconsequential and it is, at first. If you get found out, no big deal. If you don’t get find out, even better. It is precisely this illusion that makes them so dangerous.
Why?
Because it makes it all that much easier to do it.
One of my favorite quotes is by a man named Saint Gregory of Nyssa. He says in his book The life of Moses;
“We give birth to ourselves everyday, either by virtue or by vice.”
You think you can get away with the white lie, so you do it more and more. Each lie on its own is harmless but it slowly poisons your tongue and clouds your vision. At a certain point, you look up and realize your life has been built on tiny lies, brick by brick.
What are your alls thoughts? Do you all have any experience with this?
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What is the problem with white lies?
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