Lying goes far

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Lies are not only personal—they are systemic. They live in families, institutions, corporations, media, governments, even nations. Parents lie to protect, leaders to control, professionals to cover mistakes, institutions to preserve power. Truth threatens agendas, so shadows are chosen over light.

Most people know this, yet many choose silence. Some close their eyes, drink the Kool-Aid, and pretend not to see. Others are blinded completely, lost in propaganda and half-truths. In both cases, manipulation thrives. The lie feeds on your trust, your love, your need, your empathy. It turns your very virtues into chains.

And every lie has a cost. Trust is shattered. Relationships fracture. Communities divide. Innocence is lost. Toxic is toxic, whether whispered by a friend, preached by an institution, or shouted by a government.

“The truth is still the truth even if no one believes it, and a lie is still a lie even if everyone believes it.” That is reality. Lies may comfort for a season, but they corrode from within. And once trust is broken, no relationship—personal or societal—remains the same. Trust is the invisible bridge between souls. When it collapses, rebuilding is long, painful, and never quite whole.

Yes, sometimes truth must be softened for the fragile. But deliberate, repeated deception has no justification. One lie demands another, and another, until the web tightens and both liar and listener are trapped.

The truth is inconvenient, and often painful, but it is light in the shadows of deception. Lies enslave; truth sets free. Integrity and honesty, with ourselves first, then with others. are the only foundation on which real love, freedom, and justice can stand.

So, choose wisely. Not every smiling face carries light. Behind the righteousness of some voices hides manipulation and shadow. If you align yourself blindly, the price to pay will be too high, the damage too lasting.

The world will not change by exposing the lies of others, but by refusing to live by them ourselves. The question is not: Who is lying to me? The question is: Will I dare to live in truth?

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Author: Maurice "Mao" Correa
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