Example Essay

Lie School Musical

I highly doubt I would be incorrect to assume that everyone has lied at least once. Except perhaps the Holy Family, we, human beings are subject to a point in our lives where we see ourselves evading the truth to get something in line with what we want. Again if we assume, that no one contests our earlier statements the standing issue is whether or not the act of lying is justifiable.

To most Filipinos, lying would immediately be considered as an act to be frowned upon. But is it really always a bad thing? Or is it just one of the values our Spanish colonizers introduced to our ancestors to tame them and keep them in line during our country’s enslavement. Understandably, lying does have its downside and telling the truth presents transparency. Undeniably though, we can’t always say that telling the truth is the wisest thing to do under certain circumstances.

In my experience some lies can make a person smile and feel confident, a false compliment here and there and voila! You build up someone’s self-esteem. There was this particular time back in my high school days when I paid my friend some consolation after she lost the role in our school play auditions. I told her how the role she was trying out for was already filled by a really talented choir member and that no matter how good she sang, the judges had already chosen a person and just played a deaf ear to the other students who auditioned when in fact, the reason for her disqualification was because the song she chose didn’t actually compliment her vocal range. Having done this, my friend felt better and thought less of her broken self-esteem.

On the other hand, Lying does have its harmful effects; in my experience mentioned above, I was really happy my friend felt better after I consoled her but I couldn’t help but wonder if she would have been accepted if I had told her the problem before she auditioned.

Then again, everyone is born with the right to choose, a right that needs to be used responsibly and wisely. In this case, lying can be justified based on the motives of the person lying; if you lie to make someone feel better then the lie can be considered as good but if you lie for the sake of your own selfishness then its time you go and reflect upon your actions before you drag others down with you.