Something I've been thinking about a lot lately is lying. Trivial, I know, but it's been at the front of my mind for a long time. There's always been the question of whether or not lying is ever okay, in any circumstance. Sometimes, does a person have to lie in order to keep the peace or avoid offending someone else? Why do people ask for the truth if they aren't willing to accept it or strong enough to deal with it? Why should the truth be hurtful in the first place? Do we lie because the truth is really that bad, or do we lie because covering up the truth is better than trying to communicate it? In the end, I think I have come to the conclusion that it's not lying that's the problem, it's the truth. We lie to hide the truth instead of trying to make the truth a more positive thing. As long as there is pain and mistakes and misfortune in the world, there will people who lie to either deceive themselves or the people around them because the truth isn't comforting anymore.