WHITE LIES

Very often, newborn babies are not beautiful. They are wrinkled or bald, or they have an angry expression on their faces hate seems to stay, “go away! I hate everybody.” But parent, that bald, wrinkled, mean-faced baby is the most beautiful and perfect child in the world. When that proud father or mother asks you, “Well, what do you think- isn’t the beautiful?” what are you going to say? Is this the time for the truth? Of course not!

You look that proud father in the eye and say, “Yes, she is! He’s a real a real beauty. She’s one in a million. She’s going to be a movie star! I can tell! She’s as pretty as a picture.”

This is what we call in English a white lie. White lies don’t hurt people; they aren’t cruel or angry word. People use them to make a difficult situation a little easier. When people refuse dates, forget their homework, or taste something new that they don’t especially like while eating at a friend’s house, they tell a white lie. They are trying to be kind. They don’t want to hurt someone’s feelings. It is important to be honest, but many people feel that being kind and considerate is sometimes mere important.

Taken from: In Good Company