The Greatest Lies Ever Told

These are some of the greatest lies ever told:

1. I have never, ever told a lie.
2. I never have an impure thought in my head.
3. I have never been late for anything.
4. I have never wanted to be famous or rich.
5. I have loved you since the dawn of time.

Yes, we have all lied at certain times of our lives. Those actions won't condemn us to hell. Everybody has some sins which need some accounting for. There's really no lifelong damage if you admit you have committed some of these "minor crimes".
Just don't make a career of it. Redemption is when you sincerely confess to having manufactured a few lies but desire to be a better man. Life's like that. Everybody is sorry at some stage of his or her life and wants to improve.
If you hold on to that feeling of wanting to be a better person, you have been forgiven. I have that on good authority. The idea is to want to do better. The bad news is you may secretly want to be a repeat offender.
It is not called "weakness". It is called non-commitment. If a smoker is told by his heart surgeon that he will most definitely die within two years unless he stops smoking, he might just be scared enough to stop smoking straight away. Now, that's commitment.
How I know this? Because it actually happened to a good friend of mine. He was a chain smoker until the doctor gave him fair warning. Overnight he was sucking on sweets. Today, he is enjoying some precious extra years without nicotine. I am glad for him.
The point is we all want to lead good lives but somehow bad habits hold greater attraction for us. We all tell friends that we will keep appointments and then promptly break them.
How often do you find a person keeping his promise come thunderstorm, tornado or hurricane? A rare person is he who does what he says, and never breaks a promise. If you find such a person, introduce him to me.
The aim is to chip away painstakingly at the block of stone of lies. When you have trimmed away all the rough edges, you will be left with something which you have created out of your own hands.
The greatest lies ever told is not the greatest crimes ever committed but they are some of the sorriest excuses for not doing the right thing. People love honesty. Ordinary, hardworking folks do not like to be played out, or made fools of.
If you want to have friends for life, and companions who genuinely love your company, then do not lie to them. Tell them the truth and thus set yourself free from all emcumbrances that are shackled to the pillars of lies.
Lie not with the liars. Be your true self and that is a honest-to-goodness individual of great potential.


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