Yes

by Lolito Tampus

Created on: July 08, 2011

White lies can be considered as venial sins which are capable of being forgiven. Being colored white, means that they come closer to being true, clean or light. They seem to produce no harm. They come out in rare times and appear as temporary and incidental. They are usually committed to the extent of being non-abusive nor in the state of being habitual. They are often conducted in good faith by innocent and good-natured individuals. They are resourced in some ways to hide feelings, expressions and intentions in order to pacify others. They are defense mechanisms to minimize worries during guarded and unguarded moments and circumstances. They only provide a slight advantage on the doer but mostly on the positive welfare of those being affected. They are lee ways to bring forth peace and harmony.

Individuals from all walks of life resort to white lies in order to avoid troubles and complications. Married couples need them to refrain from meticulous confrontations. Lovers apply them to lessen quarrels and misunderstanding. Parents often use them to tame or inspire smart and energetic kids. Innocent children tell them to counter fears and to ask for favors. Shy people are forced to adopt them in order to stay away from being placed in the limelight. Businessmen have them as strategies to impress customers and to hasten small or big deals. Teachers include them in their methodologies, to motivate and sustain interests of learners. Politicians slyly tap them as parts of their rhetoric during campaign speeches, image promotion and personal safety concerns. Emcees and entertainers create them as ad libs or gimmicks, to sustain amusement and appreciation by the viewing public. And the writers elaborate them in order to beautify their fiction stories, essays and other forms of masterpieces. Other professions express them in their own little ways. Whatever are their techniques and presentations, they can still be categorized as white lies in the context of being bloated, false and exaggerated. 

White lies are indeed acceptable. Their effects are not that very damaging and scheming. They are grasped to cut-off sad stories, heated arguments and volatile situations. They cast out magical spell to fascinate listeners and to reflect that life is not that at all bad. In all the days of our lives, we are prone to utter them. And those among us who claim to be honest at all times are lying.

White lies are told in fairy tales to draw positive imagination and to give inspiring messages. They are inserted in entertainment shows to forget the pressures of daily living. They are included in social gatherings and cliques to draw laughter and appreciation. They are even employed in programs and assemblies where speakers relate created anecdotes and share invented remarks for reflection and confirmation purposes. Because of their status to be easly clarified and rectified, white lies can maintain a relationship and can strengthen bonding and camaraderie. 

White lies are adopted by many sectors in various ways. Speeches, opinions, sermons and teachings have white lies to deliver them as convincing and true. They are all products of imagination, ingenuity and intelligence that may lack the spirit of real truth and actual experience. Noting details like those from eyewitnesses cannot always be crafted by these creative personalities, who cannot always have the luxury of travels anywhere. That's why, white lies are not always far behind.

Life is boring with no white lies. It cannot savor complete thrills and mysteries when relating with persons near to our hearts. It needs a little bit of color and change every now and then. And white lies can be the harmless alternative.    

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