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Nov 29, 2010, 11:46 AM
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Member Since: Jun 2007
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Posts: 5,518
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Thanks Myers. It's not so much that I consider "coming clean" to be a noble act, but a person who tells lies usually appears weak to me. When I was a little girl, I used to lie to my mother because I was too weak to tell her the truth because I was afraid to face the consequences. Life became more enjoyable when I learned to take responsibility for my actions - it set me free.
I've had friends who would lie to me too. When the truth is exposed, they were no longer my friends. Why would anybody want to waste their time or energy on someone they can't trust?
When I asked in my previous post about getting caught and having to face consequences, I wasn't referring to day-to-day stuff or even complicated stuff. I was referring to an end of the road situation where there's no way out - i.e., solitary confinement in a small empty room for the rest of your life with no hope for escape - just you and your ego from here on out. What would make you giggle? What would give your life meaning? If your past giggles brought you to that place of no escape, you would really be able to reflect on them and say it was worth your while? Would you feel pride in the mark you left on this world? Would your ego be able to survive?
Hope you don't mind my ramblin' 
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