Random musings, pending thoughts

How many times have we been led on only to be disappointed? It could be anyone, a family member, a friend, a lover.

"Honesty is the best policy." A statement overrated in terms of its usage, yet underrated in terms of its application. No, it's not okay to lie to your kids, leading them on to make them do something, even if it's something good; e.g: "Eat your vegetables or the evil witch lady will come and haunt you.". It is not okay to lie about your grades just to save your ass. It is not okay to lie to a partner even if it's to protect them. It's a simple concept which isn't very hard to grasp: nobody likes being lied to.

But I'm sure each one of us has told a white lie, no? It could be something as simple as saying you have taken out the trash when you actually forgot to do so. It seems harmless, am I not right? But I'll let you in on a little not-so-secret truth about lying: it becomes habit. When we are so used to telling lies, it's always there on the tip of our tongues.


"Big deal, so I lied to save my ass. So what? It's not like anyone got killed."


It's someone's trust that you lose. It's your dignity that you put in jeopardy. Your integrity, your morals. It is you who dies a little inside with each lie. So, do yourself a favour and keep your honesty in check. Man up to face the consequences of your actions because lying to save your ass is the saddest, most pathetic kind of cowardice. Be honest because the only person you'd be lying to is yourself.

"Two"

Here is something I wrote a while back, a poem. Found it through my old stuff. Just thought I wanted to share this.

"Two"

Ever so unsure

Indecision filled my being

I am contented

But I doubt that you are

Mere mortals we are

Foolish, confused

Left in the dark

To seek His light

A long way ahead

With you for company

I shall walk

Through bright days

Passing stormy nights

The end

I cannot foresee

And I shall not assume

What is to be

Not to be blamed

For such short-thinking and confusion

For we have failed to see

Through the veils

Clouded eyes

Will we leave this unscathed?

I doubt it

Do we care?

Long have we ceased to

But for the other

A tale of two fools

You might say

They are but

For the age of innocence

Have made them just

Vulnerable

Seeking the other

What a tale of

Such foolish mortals be told