Tell the truth and you'll save your neck ;)

“I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you” - Friedrich Nietzsche


“A lie hides the truth. A story tries to find it.” - Paula Fox


“A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity” - Baltasar Gracian


“No one can lie, no one can hide anything, when he looks directly into someone's eyes.” - Paulo Coelho

It'll be just a short story that I wanna share today. Before I proceed, let's name the character so that it'll be easy for you to get the picture. Of course, I have to make up all names in order to preserve people's confidentiality.

Farah - My friend
Ella - Farah's friend
Mira - Both Farah and Ella's friend

(All of them are friends la senang cerita hehehee..)


Farah told me that Ella had lied to her. According to Farah, she found out from someone that Ella and Mira have done something with a purpose not to inform her. When Farah asked Ella about the matter, Ella denied about the fact. Farah told me she didn't care about what Ella and Mira did behind her back but she was so upset that Ella had lied to her. She would rather knowing the truth than being lied but finally get to know the truth.


When Farah asked Ella about the matter, Ella denied and say something which was far from the truth. At first, Farah believed her. After a while, when Farah digested all the facts that she could recall, she knew Ella was not telling the truth. Then, Farah met someone who confirmed that Ella was indeed lying! Farah was so upset.


Now, Farah has lost her trust towards Ella. She tried to recall. Perhaps, Ella had been lying to her for many times already. She felt like being betrayed by a friend.


I told Farah to really be like an adult and act naturally as if she didn't know about the lie. Take it positively instead of thinking about bad intention that the friends had in mind. Of course, it's easy for me to say. It's not easy for her to accept since she felt herself being deceived by a good friend.


Honestly speaking, I would feel the same. I don't think I'll swallow everything that will be told anymore. I will be extra and extra careful.


Now, having written this entry, I think, no friend is actually much better than having a liar as a friend. It's merely because, I can spend my time with more beneficial activities than listen to a fiction that is not even real and improve my life!


To my friend Farah, if you read this, please be patient. Allah will always be with you, my dear *smile*