340. LIE: A Convenience or A Mistake ?????

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To tell a LIE is Wrong, Mistake, Sin, Blunder and Immoral for a small Kid…..but,

It’s an Opportunity for some Adults.

It’s an Art for some Lovers.

It’s a Requirement for some Lawyers.

It’s a Convenience for some Stock Traders.

It’s a Qualification for some Politicians. 

It’s a Management Tactic for some Corporate Czars.

It’s a Triumph for some Bachelors.

It’s an Excuse for some Dealers.

It’s a Boon for some Criminals.

It’s a Pretext for some Brokers.

It’s a Ploy for some Gamblers.

It’s a Strategy for some Analysts.

It’s a Hope for some Entrepreneurs.

It’s a Justification for some Merchants.

It’s a Talent for some Attorneys.

It’s an Approach for some Swindlers.

It’s a Prospect for some Bureaucrats.

It’s an Instinct for some Leaders.

It’s Optimism for some Economists. 

It’s Working Capital for some Business Stalwarts.

It’s Confidence for some Public Prosecutors.

It’s Imagination for some Sycophants.

It’s Ingenuity for some Unlawful.

It’s a Skill for some Commodity Traders. 

It’s Innovation for some Urbanites.

It’s a Word of God for some God-men.

And lastly, a matter of Survival for a Married Individual.

Can there be a world without a lie? Can there be a person who is always truthful. Yes, there are mythological characters like Harishchandra, Sibi and Dileepa who did not go back on their word. It is possible to live like them in this civilized society. Can there be only Truth without falsehood? But then we say Truth and Untruth are like the sides of the same coin.

Manu Smriti says, “Speak truth in such a way that it should be pleasing to others. Never speak truth, which is unpleasant to others. Never speak untruth, which might be pleasant. This is the path of eternal morality, Sanatana Dharma.” The essence of this statement is that if a truth hurts someone it is better not to utter. A lie that stops your from hurting others is better than truth which puts others in danger.

An incidence in Mahabharata which we all know at the time of war, Yudhisthira faced a similar situation where he had to tell his Guru Dronacharya. Yudhisthira had the reputation of speaking only truth and his Guru Dronacharya wanted to listen from him about what Bhimasena was proud of, killing of Ashwathama. In fact Bhimasena had killed an elephant by that name. When Drona asked Yudhisthira to conform the news he had said: “Ashwathama Hatha Kunjara” meaning “Ashwathama (loudly), the elephant (faintly) is no more (again loudly).” Lord Krishna was witness to this event. It was neither a whole lie nor a full truth. Why did Lord Krishna support it? In the interest of Dharma, it was necessary for the Kauravas to lose the battle and without Guru Dronacharya shedding his weapons that was an impossible task. So it was a war tactic to utter a white lie.

Mahabharata goes on to says that the chariot wheels of the Yudhisthira which elevated a few inches above the ground always from that very moment lost its lofty status and touched the ground. This is to say that even uttering a lie once is also not a good gesture. But in the present scenario we have assumed that we cannot do away with lie and we are becoming habitual lairs. It has now human nature to do that which is forbidden. But our children are watching us they learn a lot form observing us. If we tell them lying is incorrect we need to be a lot more truthful. More over a lie does not make a better pillow at sleep.  

“Satyameva Jayate” our national motto is in a mantra from Mundaka Upanishad, here the seer says “Truth alone Triumphs.”