***Insight*** Secrets and Lies


One of the things that makes this would so dark and dangerous are secrets and lies. Lies, I think, are what gave the birth to the old saying "Silence is Golden."

With secrets and lies I don't think one can live without the other. That is why I think I shall talk about birth.

Lies. They distort not only the truth but can truly set of a volatile chain of events that we are both ignorant of and indifferent to. One should never have to lie. I have discovered absolutely no good can come of it. It may not always hurt other people, but it will always hurt the wielder. Lies come about, methinks, for two reasons: revenge/cruelty, and to cover up the trails of a mistake.

Assessing the first reason, I see that lies are tools to be used to hurt other people. Causing pain to others, even just a little, in both a social and spiritual sense, is a serious offense. One of the Truths I have uncovered as I have gotten older is that there is balance in the universe; you reap what you sow. Plant seeds of unrest and you shall reap a hurricane. Lies will come back to haunt you, guaranteed. And on top of that, the person you wronged will probably succumb to human nature and pay you back just as hard. So, in effect, you will be struck back twice as hard.

Concerning the second, if you tell lies to cover your tracks and keep hidden your secrets, you will simply end up digging yourself farther in your hole. Eventually, while weaving your trail of lies, you will slip up. All the bricks of your fortress of lies will be shaken to the ground by an earthquake of truth, you will be buried amongst the ruins.

If you strive to be the best you can be and not do stupid things that you need to keep secret, you won't be "crushed" by the lies you weave to keep you from getting caught.
When you do something stupid, and you are asked to explain yourself, just be truthful. The consequences will be far less severe and the world will respect you more for walking the path of Truth.