Why do People lie?

Thank you Angel for suggesting this topic to me. I know, why you have suggested this topic. I have hurt you, because I have lied to you.

What I am going to write is no excuse for lieing to you or any one I have ever lied to. It may not be even the right explanation. But when you asked me this question, I took time to think about it. Why do I lie?

I have lied at times because of my low esteem. Low esteem at time pushes people to lie because they don't feel sufficient about themselves. They lie to look more competent. They lie to impress others.

I have lied at times because I was afraid of the out come if I told the truth. This is what we call fear of out comes. At time we are afraid of what will happen if I told the truth. Most of the times I have lied so that I don't loose some one very close or so that they don't get angry at me.

Most of the times I have lied to cover other one. Once you have told the lie only other way to correct is to tell the truth but we always tell other lie to cover it. I have done the same mistake.

But I have lately learned, lie is solution to nothing and it does not helps you any way. When we try to make impression and if you are caught of your lie you have done more harm then any good for your self. When we lie because of out comes we forget that when lie is caught, and most of the times it does, we have caused more harm then we could have done by telling the truth.

It came late to me, but finally I have realised that but not before it has done harm to me.

Having said that, I don't think you can get over lies for ever or you can stop[ telling lies. But yes we can avoid telling lies which are out of fear and no out of doing good to others. To read more about why people lie click on following links.

MSNBC.com - Health : Why do people lie?
BBC - Why People Lie?
Live science - Why We Lie
Ezine Articles - Information on Why People Lie
Turth, liea and romance - why people lie
Forum - Why People Lie
Press - Enterprise - Why People Lie

One think Which I have realised is that and feel good about is, at least I have not lied to misguide people or because of greed. This is not at all reason to forgive my self for any lies which I have said to any one. But then I am improving.