Year 1: Ethics

Excerpt from essay on lying:

"Most people, in the course of their lives, will tell some sort of lie. Some people tell more lies than others. Some grow out of telling lies. Some bury themselves so deep in lies they do not know what the truth is. Lying can become an addiction. It can be something one gives up to become more virtuous. It happens to the best of us. It is an intrical part of the worst of us.

So, I ask this question again- Am I a liar? My answer now is maybe not. Sure I might fib and tell tall tales once in a while. On occasion I have misrepresented myself. I have even told a “big” lie or two. However, I do not make a career out of it. I am not out there peddling lies. I do not set out with the intention to deceive others. In fact, I consider myself a fairly honest person.

So the answer is no. I am not a liar. I lie. But then again, don’t we all?"

Sunday, July 30, 2006