Lies in Black & White

Do you know what a white lie means? Of course you do! 

We overlook so many of our own secretly traded white lies ,often saying so many white lies to our peers, parents and people in general. Even today I didn't wink an eye while telling a friend I just couldn't come with her for project class coz I had headache!! Lucky she doesn't know I blog here often! She believed!Basically I wanted to blog and since blogging is my fodder to an energized self.I couldn't help but white-lie. ;)


History has it that the term White Lies was coined in the early 18th century when it made its way to The Oxford Dictionary. It made people think it was more kinder than the truth. Because white lie symbolizes innocence ,righteousness,goodness & purity.So calling a lie "white lie" separates it from the darker black lies that deal with cruelty, malice, or hurt.

But the question is,what extent does one go to profess a "white lie" making his loved ones  see everything go smooth? Now take a relationship, how many white lies can he/she make to cover up one single truth? And in a relationship ,as far as I know, the most obvious white lie would be regarding an ex lover or something that has disturbed the gentle rhythmic patterns of the white-lying mind. So he/she  decides to white-lie. But how long can that hold? Like for example,The movie Valentine' Day had that old lady confessing to her husband at a frailing age of 70 or so that she had a minor affair that didn't last long.Now here,that is a white-lie coz women don't know if her man will love her like he always did. It's something that can kill a woman deep down that remains a coveted lie till it all comes melting down a misty confessional.Some people are born lying but when confronted say they are just playing it safe & simple when in reality they are saving their faces. It's not wrong.But my concern is to what extent should one white - lie? 

Yep,I know that's not white-lying at all ,it's plain old DARK LYING!! But Why do people lie to an extent that the other party knows the-guy-opens-his-mouth-and-only-lies-fall-out? I mean what is the line that marks the end of this delusion?  

I have a friend.He loves his parents but because of a few misfortunes in life,which his parents straightened out, he feels so guilty to have gone against his parents initially and now he's stuck with this guilt. And the guilt has corroded him so much that he refuses to even have a casual talk with his parents!!! And he lies. When his mom calls,he mumbles he's at work and can't talk much and at night says he's tired.What is it? Obviously,he' no Obama to be acting all super busy.It's pretty obvious he's taken to lying and wouldn't accept it either. So what is this guy trying to prove out of lying? That he's grateful to his parents? or that they are the reason that drove him to this deleterious state? I just don't get it. 

Hitting the base,why should people lie? I mean normal white-lies are OK,to my knowledge. As far as it is harmless. But lying (dark lying) cannot be accepted. Have people lost touch to being humane? Has the devil kissed their hearts? I despise people who lie.I can probably even stand infidelity but lying- hell NO! You cheated,you went astray,FINE! Tell me the freakin' truth atleast now,man!! Er,infidelity ..(That's makes another spicy post altogether ;) My point is, everything- from infidelity to today's hit list of fraudulent dudes and money hungry political punks who live by extorting ..everyone stem from lying. It's become the order of the day.People have moved from the age old pure lies to lies that are shame-worthy.Something our precious ears ought not to listen and stay away from all the din!

Ciao, all you ,white-liars out there! ;)
Lie and see.