Why is this so hard for many people to do today?
I have seen many people tell a lie while looking you straight in the eye.
Then, if confronted with the truth, they get defensive. Why lie to begin with?
There are other ways to tell lies without literally telling a lie. This is the most deceptive way to manipulate the truth. For instance, if you know the truth is that you upset a person and you let that person think it was someone else then you might as well be telling a lie.
Omitting information you know is sought is also telling a lie.
I once had a boss that would sell customized clothing to people. He promised to meet deadlines, he promised the clothes were made of great material, he would pretend to look out for the customer's welfare. It all was a lie.
Sometimes he knew he could not meet deadlines so he would up the price of the sale. Then after the customer paid more he would not meet their deadline. He knew he could get the material they wanted but he wanted to save a penny so he bought cheaper material while explaining to the customer it was "just as good". It wasn't.
The worst thing is he would act as if his items were made at his location. People in that area took great pride in getting items made from their same area. They wanted to support their community. When, in fact, he would have them made elsewhere and shipped to his location.
Some would call this business. I call it lies and manipulation. If you cannot fathom a way to conduct honest business then you are not intelligent enough to be a business person.
Telling lies, in my opinion, is nothing more than being to lazy to tell the truth.
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