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I'm back for another post, hello again. How's it been going with you these past days, Friend?

"You Lie," Rep. Joe Wilson shouted from his seat as President Barack Obama spoke about his health care program before a joint session of the U.S. Congress early last month. News of that incident spread fast and wide around the world and tons of opinion have been published since.

I am not going to comment on that on my post today for I am not in any position to do so, not because I am not an American which necessitates that I keep my mouth shut on the matter out of respect, but because of the fact that I have, on occasion, lied, myself, albeit white lies (e.g., when a friend asks me if I have already eaten lunch or dinner and I say 'yes' when 'not yet' is the truth). But white lies or big lies, it makes no difference. A lie is a lie and is ... unjustifiable.

Can anyone come out clean -- spic-and-span -- as regards lying?

"He who is without sin, cast the first stone," Jesus Christ told the crowd who put before Him a woman they accused of adultery, allegedly caught red-handed.

Lying is the EASIEST thing to do in any given situation and requires very little effort (none at all, in fact, with white lies) to do it. And so we see people lying with abandon ... even kids, barely out of the crib, who lie their way out by resorting to crying when confronted.

How much hurt is inflicted on a relationship, whether government to its people, business to customers, lawyers to clients, parents to their kids, teachers to their students, doctors to their patients, so on and so forth; siblings, friends, lovers -- one toward the other? It doesn't take a psychologist or an expert (who could be lying himself/herself with the results of his/her findings) to determine the degree of hurt or damage.

Look into any trouble involving relationships and you are likely to find that the underlying cause is lying. And irony of ironies, wherever and whenever the word "love" (supposedly, the ultimate symbol of truthfulness) is mentioned, there is the likelihood that a lie is lurking in the shadows. See those fingers crossed at the man's back in our image above? It could very well be at the woman's back, too, don't you think?

Lying is synonymous with hypocrisy, anyway one looks at it. And in no human organization is this more pronounced than in religion. That's why Jesus Christ called the Pharisees of His time, "hypocrites." It's no different in our time.

The religious leaders who are supposed to be the pillars of righteousness and moral rectitude, are themselves corrupt and immoral, to say the least. Not everyone, of course, but a great many are.

Now, who do we blame for all the lying in the world? Can we blame the parents when their children lie? The teachers when students cheat in their exams? When you find yourself telling your girlfriend or boyfriend something you know is ... a lie ("I love you" ...?), who would you blame?

Lying is a spiritual disease that's been in the world long before mankind appeared on the scene. It did not just come into being, by chance. It's been originated, invented, and perpetuated by an invisible power whom Jesus Christ referred to as "the father of lies, a murderer from the beginning."

This great dark force has the whole world held captive under his manipulative power and influence. And we are no match to him on our own. Sadly, almost everyone is not aware that he/she is under the power of this dark force. And even those who are aware, they are just too weak to resist or are weakened by failing to invoke the only power that can overcome said force.

No human government, law, religion, organization, court, police, prison, school, home, or even self-righteousness, can prevent one from lying. He who says he never lied is himself already lying.

So ... what am I trying to say?

To put it succinctly: unless we turn to GOD and turn from our wrong ways, and ask Him the power that we need to overcome the Master Liar of all time, we will remain liars all the days of our life. It may not be everyday that we tell a lie but one lie is enough to make us a liar, nonetheless.

Thanks again, Friend. Till next post. Enjoy the day. Seeya.

Oh ... wait a minute. Before I go, so your won't be soured by what I have written here, let me leave you with a borrowed joke from one of the blogs I'm following. This one's from http://jokes-n-fun.blogspot.com, posted by Rohit C. Kulkarni. Here goes:

The Moment Of Truth

Rahul's Dad brought home a robot one day.
The robot had the ability to detect lies and would slap the person who lied.

Rahul returned late from school.

Dad asked, “Son why are you late from school?”

“Dad, we had extra classes today”.

Robot slapped Rahul on his face.

Dad shouted, "Come on tell me the truth, why are you late?"

“Dad, I went to see the movie Ten Commandments.”

Robot slapped Rahul on his face.

Sorry dad, I went to see the movie "Chameli Ki Jawaani".

"Shame on you son, when I was your age, I never watched obscene movies or misbehaved."

Immediately, Dad gets a slap on the face from the robot.

Rahul's mom comes walking out of the kitchen and says to her husband, "After all, he's your son!"

The robot slaps the mom.