Is there Comfort in Lies?
How many times have you lied and have found contentment or comfort in the action? Was the feeling of contentment or false comfort in lies perennial or fleeting? Everyone goes through that phase in life where we lie for personal reasons. Some of us do it to escape punishments; others, to alleviate the fear for a certain truth; and a few, to trick or deceive. Lying may take its root from various reasons, however, it brings a feeling common to all: comfort. Yes, the comfort in lies, as we utter them, is that we may become so convinced of our own made-up lies. This false comfort, however, gradually fades and becomes a cumbersome matter to the heart. Lie-induced comforts are detrimental to the sound state of conscience. Once the comfort in lies fades, the conscience undergoes a turmoil until the truth emerges. What is in the comfort in lies that we choose it over the inner peace that the truth brings us? Lies can grant us desires but only to an inadequate extent from desires’ whole vastness. The promised comfort in lies is an illusion to cope with the “harsh” truth. Even if the truth remains undiscovered, we assume it as a harbinger of disappointment, anxiety, and fear. Since there is no comfort among those three, we automatically think that comfort lies in lies. Yet some of us persist on this coping mechanism despite being aware of this fact. Much as we want to focus on the lie-induced comfort, we can’t shake the feeling about what the truth might be. This feeling haunts our mind so much that it eventually becomes an obsession. Hence, our resistance to knowing what the truth is significantly weakens through time. Lies can force the truth to emerge. What good is there in denying the grandness of the truth? To be granted inner peace and knowledge is far better than to willingly choose ignorance and illusions. Take heart to know what the truth is and learn to enjoy the comfort of its reality. Have you read my article about Knowing the Truth: How Would It Feel? Read the full article
