Yes, Virginia, there are still liars in the world......

As if you didn't already know! Liars are common in the world we live in. I write this post because liars are on my list of pet peeves, coming in at the number one spot! Number one because, I know not of one single instance where lying solves any problem, or makes anything better- REALLY! (If you don't know what a pet peeve is, look it up.) Lying only prolongs the inevitable, and creates a distrust. They cause people to "dig holes" for themselves, some of which are virtually impossible to get out of. One lie leads to another lie, and so on. Some people even lay blame on the lie itself, when, clearly, lies don't lie. People do. "Little White Lies?" No such thing. All lies are categorized into one big group: UNTRUTHS. I can see telling someone something, and circumstances changing. That's not a lie. That is a change in circumstances. Duh.(Explanation may be necessary here for some people.) Lying to save someone hurt or embarrassment is putting a band-aid on a twelve inch, infected cut. It doesn't work! Telling a lie at the spur of the moment does not "get you out of trouble" either, contrary to some popular beliefs. Lying creates a huge, gaping, black hole. People are sucked into this vomitous vortex, and the hole grows larger, and larger. I've often heard it said that for every lie a person tells, he has to tell five more to cover up the first lie. Hmmm. Let's do the math here. Five more lies times 5, and then those twenty-five times five, and on, and on. Get the picture? Did you really need me to tell you all of this? Probably not. But, as my preacher uncle always says, "If they'd been here, I'da got 'em!" If they'd read this, I would too. Chances are the people who read this post are all saints, and have never told a lie in their lives! And chances are you're a good person whom everyone looks up to, and you tell lies to make yourself look better to other people. Oh it's easy. Lies pop into my head. It's just life, but I CHOOSE not to say them. I choose to tell the truth, even if it hurts. So, No, Virginia, there is no Santa, but if you want to hear a lie, I'll get someone else to tell you there is......