Adrian Rich once said, lying is done with words and also with silence.

And I couldn't agree more.

It's very easy to tell a lie.

People do it every day, even in the simplest of circumstances.

For instance, you make plans with your friends weeks in advance and the

day finally arrives and you just don't feel like going for one reason or another. So versus

disappointing them by saying the truth, you just say I'm not feeling well, to get out of it.

Because who argues with someone when they say they feel ill?

We've all done it. There's nothing to be ashamed of.

But this type of lie, or a white lie, as it's commonly referred to, is pretty harmless.

Some people also lie to save a person's feelings. A loved one can go really out of their way to make you a nice dinner,

and it just doesn't taste good.

But you don't want to be rude,

so despite each bite being a struggle to get through,

you say it was delicious.

And lastly, the most common lie of all, the I'm fine, when you most certainly are not fine.

My point is, lying is a very common occurrence. Sometimes people feel lying is needed while others just do it habitually.

For no rhyme or reason, everything that comes

out of their mouth is wriggled with falsehoods. For some, it is something compulsive in nature,

almost instinctual to just not tell the truth. Constantly lying comes with its consequences,

however. A web of lies can cause so much confusion that it just continues to grow and get bigger and bigger

until the person telling the lie doesn't even know what the truth is anymore.

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