TRUTHS AND LIES

  Truths and lies, two siblings that follow each other around. There is a very thin line between them. You can easily move from the truth corner into the lie zone.

  We tell lies for different reason, to gain recognition, respect, feel important, and hide secrets, selfishness.

  So, what situation calls for the truth and what calls for the lie?

  Funmi and Peter had been going out for a year, things were going smoothly, and they had a little quarrel and broke up. Funmi knew something he didn’t and she was debating between telling him the truth or telling him the lie, so she told him the truth and he broke up with her.  A year before Funmi met him; she had followed a friend to her church. A prophet in that church had told her she was going to meet her husband very soon and gave her things to identify him with. Alas, it turned out to be Peter, exactly as he was described.
Funmi had been fighting the battle between telling him or not. Her friend, Rose had begged her not to say a word but Funmi didn’t want to keep a secret from her boo. She told him and he was furious, that she went to an herbalist and that she was very gullible, thank God he dodged a bullet and then he walked out. She tried every means to get to him but Peter was still not talking to her. So, let me ask you reading this, was the truth needed here?

  Clinton was dying. The doctors had told him that his cancer was already terminal. Clinton decided he didn’t want chemo and all that. He wanted to spare his family the pain that therapy creates, so he kept quiet. They found out when nothing could be done anymore. Imagine the range of emotions going on there. He had cancer and kept quiet. He was selfish and made a decision that would affect them all without caring how they’d feel. He just decided for them. That was their thoughts. In this situation again, was the truth needed? Wasn’t it Clinton’s choice to make as he wished?

  Stella and Ekene had been dating for five years. She’d done six abortions for him because he begged her to, that he wasn’t ready yet, they weren’t ready yet. Stella felt secure that Ekene was going to pop the question soon because he loved her and they’d been through a lot together. Ekene had a secret. He had a hoochie mama somewhere and she, he was going to marry not Stella. He’d been playing on Stella for years but to him, what she doesn’t know won’t kill her. Stella aborted the last and lost her womb. Ekene forms bitter, blames her and leaves her confused. Next, invites are out. Stella realizes what was done to her and guns Ekene and hoochie mama down. Again, was the truth not necessary here? What kind of lie was this? What should have been done differently?

  Preye was sacked from work. He looked at his letter and wondered how he was going to tell his wife. The next morning, he dressed up for work, his wife kissed him and he left. The cycle continued for three months while he searched for another job. Wifey decides to pay him a surprise visit at work, with lunch and a hot body. Only to meet another man in her husband’s office, she found out that day. She couldn’t believe Preye had lied for three months. He could keep something like that from her and not trust her to be able to deal with their bad situation and love him still. She wondered what else he was keeping from her. The marriage became shaky. Was the truth needed here? Wasn’t that lie out of shame and selfishness too?
  Kate loved Andy with all her heart or so she thought. She begged him to never hide anything from her, no secrets that she'd love him no matter what. Andy was tired of pretending, he could notice it was making her withdraw. She pleaded that he should tell her what's wrong, that their love is strong and they can weather it. He finally did, he confessed that before he met her that he was wild,young and stupid. He'd mistakenly run a man over, whilst driving drunk and killed him.He left the man there and took off. Kate left him without so much as a by your leave. Andy was devastated. So, do we really want to know the truth sometimes? Do you think you can handle it.

  They say there are different kinds of lies, white lies, half truths and bland ones. Isn’t a lie a lie? What situation should decide if you keep the truth hidden or not? They also say the truth will always come out. So, isn’t it better to say the truth, no matter how painful it is, no matter how stupid, weak and gullible it would make you feel and look? When should a lie and a (the) truth be told?