Is it okay to tell a lie? What about if it is to protect the person you're lying to or to protect someone else?
Every time I enter the city I'm asked by beggars and the homeless if I have any change or a few dollars to spare. Truth be told most times I do, but I always say that I don't. I can't give them money if I don't know for certain that it'll be put to good use. If they take that money and use it to feed an addiction then I'm enabling them and I might as well be the one stabbing the needle into their arm.
A priest once told my mom that certain secrets need to be kept in order to preserve something great. I'm not sure I agree with that. Lying to save yourself isn't right, but lying to save someone else might just be reason enough.
A lot of people will tell you that they don't lie. That's a lie. They lie. They're just better at lying to themselves.
NP: No Lie- 2 Chainz (sorry, it was fitting)
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