Lies and forgiveness

/ SheelaR
By SheelaR
Do you forgive the friend that lied to you to protect their shallow image, or do you forgive the stranger that lied to you out of necessity? Do you forgive at all? I know this scenario all too well from personal experience.  A lie is a lie and when not carefully crafted, can have implications well beyond their intended use. Now, I’m no angel in my story and I won’t call myself a victim.  However, what I will say is… We all lie. Some more than others and some lies harmless and borderline amusing.  Some breaches of trust are far worse than others.  They aggrieve and destroy.  That is where we have to draw a super thick line in the sand.

It is a dull painful ache to be lied to and sometimes, to lie to.  Especially, when you know that your lies will cast aspersions upon your character.  Words do have power. That old saying about “sticks and stones” has no place in reality. Wars both big and small have started over lies and innuendo. So I must ask you again, should you forgive? I was at the receiving end of some of those malicious hurtful lies and actions. I felt like I had every right to hurt back, but in reality I had no right; but how does as a singular, do you fight the machine?

Lies have to be confronted head on and forgiven, but only in context to the severity of their nature.  I’m less forgiving of lies that destroy lives and more forgiving of lies about where one purchase a particular handbag. I won’t go into details about my story, it’s is too long and far too rich in details to relay in the time I have to write this blog.  I’ll share this with you… Think long and hard about the tales you weave when at first you practice to deceive.

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