Truth and Lie
One fine evening, my son asked me why people lie?" , which led me to think about this act of lying. I even posted it on my WhatsApp status and received exciting replies. “Because we are insecure.” “Because we want to deceive the feelings.” “Because we want a favour.” “Because we want to feel relevant.” Mark Twain once said, “ If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything .” If we all were truthful, we would not need to worry or be on guard from the piercing eyes of others. And despite understanding the power of truth, “why do people lie?”. People are icebergs and we only see the tip of that iceberg. I recall an exciting story of “truth and lie” whose moral still carries a profound impact on my persona- O ne day, a man named Truth and a man named Lie stood by a river just outside town. They were twin brothers. Lie challenged Truth to a race, claiming he could swim across the river faster than Truth. Lie laid out the rules to the ch...