They tell the truth from childhood, explaining that cheating another person is bad, it will only bring trouble and suffering. In addition, a lie is disrespect towards the interlocutor and it is revealed quickly. Confidence in such a person will no longer be. But there is another lie - for the good.
Is there really a lie for good? How can one justify a lie told in person? Proponents of honesty and openness definitely say nothing. Lying is a great sin on the soul and heaviness on the conscience. A person who dares to lie must then constantly remember his lie, seek confirmation for it, and therefore lie again and again. It will be very difficult to get out of the vicious circle and it would be better to immediately repent, tell the whole truth, clear your conscience.
When a lie is salvation
But life cannot be driven into the framework of only good or bad, it is multifaceted and represented in many shades. Therefore, those who think with extremes and follow too strict principles, in the end, face a real dilemma. Falsehood refers to such concepts. How can one say at the patient’s bedside that he has only a few months left to live if the hope of recovery is the only thing that has helped him cope with the disease so far? And how to tell a small child that his mother is step-mother to him? Or admit to older parents that their son is not living the honest life he is talking about?
Sometimes a lie is a remedy for a person to whom they lie. After all, the truth is not needed in every case. Sometimes truth is the only thing that can harm and even kill a person. In this case, it is wiser, more merciful to resort to lies, especially if there is a hope that they will never know the truth, and a lie can save someone's life.