Sometimes we have to play dumb to see how far others’ falsehood goes
If there is a universally accepted truth that “everyone lies”, no one can deny it. Even if you say you don’t, you have to reflect deeply and ask yourself, “Have I ever told a single lie?” Even if it’s a little one you’ve considered insignificant, you’ve said, haven’t you? Maybe one you called a “white lie or a pious one.” The fact is, small or big, everyone does it. The funny thing is that we all think that others are believing our stories when the truth is just playing dumb to see how far you can go.
It’s not that you lie very well, but they play dumb to see how far you’ll go
In life there are all kinds of liars, there are those who lie about silly things to get rid of scolding, or to protect a person’s feelings. There are the slightly stronger lies where you seek to get rid of more serious problems in order to achieve some personal goal (without hurting anyone). And there are those serious lies where if you don’t get hurt, others get hurt. What would your lies be? It’s hard to say, isn’t it?
Don’t worry, that’s an answer you have to give yourself in private, nobody has to know it but you. After you know, it will be up to you to correct what you have to correct or keep lying. However, the problem is not that you lie, the problem is that you usually think that others do not realize it and that is not the case.
Most people can sense or tell when someone is lying to them, only that most people prefer to let it go. Sometimes, if they have strong feelings for you, they will deny themselves, and bet on believing you, even though you are not being sincere. And of course there are those overly naive people who are easily fooled. But how do you know who’s who?
Since everyone lies, the person who is believing everything you say, and who is in fact super naive, may end up being a bigger liar than you. It’s very likely that he’s already discovered you and is only acting with you to see how far you’ll go with your lie. In the face of this, you may end up being a joke to that person, or worse, you may end up being a disappointment in their life.
Don’t become a fake person who thinks you can eat the world and no one will stop you because they won’t even notice your plans. If you are important to the person you are lying to, they will be watching you, and they may believe you in principle, but if you leave a loose end and someone finds out, they will suffer the consequences.
Lies are sometimes funny, they can even benefit us a lot. But nothing can ever match the truth. The truth more than making you free as they say out there, gives you peace, allows you to be transparent, and to learn to be yourself. Try it, and when you are completely sincere, you will have developed an ability, and that is that as you were a liar, now you will notice very easily who comes to lie to you.