Sometimes the truth only makes matters worse, and the lie would seem like the obvious option. However, I feel that once we start making excuses to tell lies, it would be hard to see the reason why we shouldn't make it a habit.
It is true, continuously making excuses to tell lies will only become an habit and like I said nothing in life is black and white. Believe me, I have had my share of going rampage on truth telling and most times I do more harm than good.
Truth telling is still my thing, it will always be but based on my experience so far, I'm more concerned about doing good because even silence or nodding or saying ok to something that isn't what it is at the moment, to avoid awkward moments, can be more effective than saying things that is considered to be true which is capable destabilising a person.
My greatest lie is silence because i know truth telling is about timing, saying the wrong thing at the wrong time is not ethnically right. Though the line needs to be drawn, that is why a person must be guided by principles and must be conscious of their actions and objectives. If a lie could save a life, would you think twice about it?
Exactly. Truth is about timing and we can only do that if we're careful about the effects the lie would have.