A lie is such a lot of mental work!//I think etiquette and slow routines of child-raising help to quell honesty. Who hasn't laughed at the blurting of a child? On the other hand, a lot of outrage slithers into the subconsious at some point and I suppose we could agree that it is self-preservation- at least for that moment- but perhaps it is the awareness of the child of his/her powerlessness that is really protesting.//Back to those dozen handy sentences...
On Jun 27, 11:07 am, gruff <[email protected]> wrote: > "... On Jun 27, 4:59 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: ..." > > > The mirror has such an ancient history replete with myths and > > superstitions so I think it must be a human need of some sort. > > However, we don't need a mirror to lie to ourselves- it is a moveable > > trait. > > You misperceive the intent. My user of the mirror was a metaphor, > though I wonder who has tried looking at themselves in the eye while > telling a lie. I'll lay my bet on averted eyes. > > > Children are naturally honest so the ability to lie must be > > learned, I think. Plus, for some, it is a kind of protection as the > > truth can be too hard to bear. > > I'm sorry Rigsy but I think not. Children -- human beings -- have a > built-in drive to lie. It's called self-preservation. I think the > first lie children give is to the word no and I can't see that as > being anything other than self-preservation.
