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InsomesituationslyingisacceptableGoodmorningladiesandgentlemen,Iwillgiveaspeechabout”Insomesituationslyingisacceptable”.BeforethespeechIwillaskaquestion:”ifyouareadoctor,youpatientisreadytobeoperated,thechancesofsurvivalmaybelittle,thepatientasksyouifhewouldbeokey?”Howwouldyouanswerhim?Ifthepatientknowthetruth,hewouldhavebeendiscourageandwouldn’tbewillingtofightforhislifeanymore,itisabadresults.Soalieinthissituationsisacceptable,becauseitnotonlydonenothurtothers,butalsotobringhopetoothers.Infactwearelivinginlieeveryday,whenwegreetingtoeachother,youmaysay:youlooklikeingoodspiritstoday.Butinactuallyyouarenodifferencetodayfromyesterday.Ifyoufriendswanttoplayagame,beforethegameyouwillsaytohim:takeiteasy,youwillwinthegame,Nooneisyouropponent.Eventhoughyoudon’thavetoomuchhopeonhim,butmanytimestheliegivealotofconfidencetoyourfriends.Forlove,peopleliketoliveinlie,itissaidthatloveitselfisacheat,butifyoucankeepthelietoeachotherallyoulife,youwouldbegettinghappy.Whenwearechildhood,ourparentsoftentellus:ifyouarecryingforgettingsomething,thepolicemanwilltakeyouaway,sowearedarenottocry.Nowwehavegrownup,knowthisisalie,butwearelikelytousethesameliestoscareourchildren,sothattheywilllisteningtoyouobediently.Inmyopinion,lyingisacceptableinthefollowingsituations:1theliewillnothurtothers,butalsotobringjoyandhopetoothers.2thelieiskeepingserectforothers.3whenyourlifeisthreatenedbyothers.Asaconclusion,Iwouldsaythatthetruthisgoodthing,butsometimesit’snotthebestone.Beinghonestisnotalwaystherightdecisiontomake,becausealie,evenawhitelie,cansometimesbringbetterresultsthanthatthetruthwould,andinsuchsituationslyingwouldabsolutelybeacceptable.