The Power of Lies

“The gap between childhood and adulthood is the most difficult for everyone. It’s where you try to outgrow your immaturities and posses a mature mind. In general, it is a hard stage in a person’s life; growing up.” -anonymous

For our second learning/thought we will look at the importance of honesty and goodwill. We will focus on how lying can harm and affect you. This article will mainly revolve around the importance of honesty not only as a teenager, but as well as the honesty of a child to his/her parents. As we teenagers grow up, we have a tendency to keep things from our parents. For example, saying that we’re going to one place, but really we’re going somewhere else. Simple things like that is already doing you harm for it leads to a loss of the trust your parents have for you. Lying is powerful; in a harmful sense.

I would like to start off my article by sharing with you a story I was able to read off the internet. This story really struck me and made me realize how even one lie can be so powerful. This is also the reason why I was inspired to write this article. Hope you guys enjoy “I’m Sorry I Lied.”

This story is not non-fiction, but that does not mean that it cannot happen in real life.

I’m Sorry I Lied

http://www.lovefatedestiny.com/hotlovestories3.htm

Jenny was so happy about the house they had found. For once in her life that was on the right side of town. She unpacked her things with such great ease. As she watched her new curtains blow in the breeze. How wonderful it was to have her own room. School would be starting, she would have friends over soon. There will be sleep-overs, and parties. She was so happy. It's just the way she wanted her life to be.

On the first day of school, everything went great. She made new friends and even got a date! She thought, "I want to be popular and I'm going to be, because I just got a date with the star of the team!" To be known in this school you had to have a clout, and dating this guy would sure help her out. There was only one problem stopping her fate. Her parents had said she was too young to date. "Well I just won't tell them the entire truth. They won't know the difference. What's there to lose?"

Jenny asked to stay with her friends that night. Her parents frowned but said, "All right." Excited, she got ready for the big event. But as she rushed around like she had no sense, she began to feel guilty about all the lies, but what's a pizza, a party, and a moonlight ride? Well the pizza was good, and the party was great, and the moonlight ride would have to wait, for Jake was half drunk by this time.

But he kissed her and said that he was just fine. Then the room filled with smoked and Jake took a puff. Jenny couldn't believe he was smoking that stuff. Now Jake was ready to ride to the point, but only after he'd smoked another joint.

They jumped in the car for the moonlight ride, not thinking that he was too drunk to drive. They finally made it to the point at last, and Jake started trying to make a pass. A pass is not what Jenny wanted at all (and by a pass, I don't mean playing football.) "Perhaps my parents were right. Maybe I am too young. Boy, how could I ever, ever be so dumb?" With all of her might, she pushed Jake away, "Please take me home, I don't want to stay."

Jake cranked up the engine and floored the gas. In a matter of seconds they were going too fast. As Jake drove on in a fit of wild anger, Jenny knew that her life was in danger. She begged and pleaded for him to slow down, but he just got faster as they neared the town. "Just let me get home! I'll confess that I lied. I really went out for a moonlight ride."

Then all of a sudden, she saw a big flash. "Oh God, Please help us! We're going to crash!" She doesn't remember the force of impact. Just that everything all of a sudden went black. She felt someone remove her from the twisted rubble, and heard, "Call an ambulance! These kids are in trouble!" Voices she heard, a few words at best. But she knew there were two cars involved in the wreck.

Then wondered to herself if Jake was all right, and if the people in the other car was alive. She awoke in the hospital to faces so sad. "You've been in a wreck and it looks pretty bad." These voices echoed inside her head, as they gently told her that Jake was dead. They said "Jenny, we've done all we can do. But it looks as if we'll lose you too." "But the people in the other car?" Jenny cried. "We're sorry, Jenny, they also died."

Jenny prayed, "God, forgive me for what I've done. I only wanted to have just one night of fun." "Tell those people's family, I've made their lives dim, and wish I could return their families to them." "Tell Mom and Dad I'm sorry I lied, and that it's my fault so many have died. Oh, nurse, won't you please tell them that for me?"

The nurse just stood there. She never agreed. But took Jenny's hand with tears in her eyes. And a few moments later Jenny died. A man asked the nurse, "Why didn't you do your best to bid that girl her one last request?" She looked at the man with eyes so sad. "Because the people in the other car were her mom and dad."

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This story really opened my eyes to see the reality of life. Life is short, and we should really be living it to the fullest; but not through game and means of harm, especially towards our parents who we should be honest to. We should be telling them about where we’re going and who we’re with. I know that we have our own life, and it’s our life, so why should we always consult them about what we do with it? But remember, yes it is your life, but they are a part of your life and they do care about you. They only want what’s best! Think about the story above, and recall the lie that Jenny told her parents. She wasn’t allowed to have a boyfriend, but she did, and she told her parents she would be out with her friends; she didn’t mention anything about Jake. It's such a small lie and she didn't think that it would lead to much harm and because of this lie, she put not only herself in a bad situation, but as well as Jake, her friends, and her very own parents. Lying is not good, and it is a very powerful and harmful thing. The truth may hurt, but a lie will hurt forever


Stay Honest and Be a Good Child,
Yvanne Dandan
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