Well, this is kind of a response to my new friend's post 'Is Hiding considered as Lying?' We did have this argument before many times and as any other topic as complex as this sounds, you always have mixed opinions and agreements. Here's mine...
The question is what are you hiding? Is it a sweet or a bitter truth?
If I love someone and hide it from them, (I didn't say I hate them, just that I didn't say I love them) do you think I'm lying? NO
And if I hate someone, and I never tell them how much I dislike their attitude or behavior and instead just act as if I dont hate them (here I'm hiding the fact that I hate them), how much good they might be feeling by still thinking that I love them since I've hidden my hatred and in the process if my hatred vanishes, I don't have to repent on anything, coz I didn't hurt them (by revealing the truth) and so I didn't lie either...
I would rather put it this way - hiding is a simple and the best technique which helps u many a times to hold onto yourself and rather than revealing a shocking truth, hide it to avoid hurting someone. Take the example of 'Moment of truth' or 'Sach ka Saamna'... how many husbands digest their wife's secret affairs (and vice versa)? Also, given an option everyone would lie and everyone would want to keep secrets (or hide the truth)
All said, I love truth and I hate liers... When it comes to hiding I consider it not lying, instead the truth untold...
Truth is best unrevealed...
The question is what are you hiding? Is it a sweet or a bitter truth?
If I love someone and hide it from them, (I didn't say I hate them, just that I didn't say I love them) do you think I'm lying? NO
And if I hate someone, and I never tell them how much I dislike their attitude or behavior and instead just act as if I dont hate them (here I'm hiding the fact that I hate them), how much good they might be feeling by still thinking that I love them since I've hidden my hatred and in the process if my hatred vanishes, I don't have to repent on anything, coz I didn't hurt them (by revealing the truth) and so I didn't lie either...
I would rather put it this way - hiding is a simple and the best technique which helps u many a times to hold onto yourself and rather than revealing a shocking truth, hide it to avoid hurting someone. Take the example of 'Moment of truth' or 'Sach ka Saamna'... how many husbands digest their wife's secret affairs (and vice versa)? Also, given an option everyone would lie and everyone would want to keep secrets (or hide the truth)
All said, I love truth and I hate liers... When it comes to hiding I consider it not lying, instead the truth untold...
Truth is best unrevealed...
2 comments:
oh my god...! well said.. i agree with wat u said tooo :) NOW AM CONFUSED!
well the whole idea was that - to confuse you... ;) I'm glad u r! hehe
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