This is a quote from To Kill A Mocking Bird and I chose this quote because it relates to my Motif, Life, and World. My Motif Morality clearly states to find what is right and what is wrong. This quote clearly states a lie that Scout is telling to Francis.
In this quote, Francis doesn't know if Scout is speaking a lie. Not only is Scout speaking a lie but she is also getting jealous from Francis and trying to lie to him to make him feel jealous that Scout has got better gifts for Christmas like it tells in the quote, "Jem and me got air rifles , and Jem got a chemistry set," page 80. This quote clearly describes that Scout is jealous of Francis.
Scout is trying to make Francis jealous that's why she added extra information about what she and Jem got for Christmas. Lying is really bad and it can really mess up your whole life. When you are speaking a lie, you are always the first person to know about yourself speaking a lie. Let me tell you something whenever people lie they get caught. It doesn't mean that when they are speaking a lie they will caught right away. They can get caught speaking a lie after some days, months, or years. I think you have probably heard that Truth always wins at the end but a spoken lie never wins.
BBC - Ethics - Lying : This is a link to the article about why lying is bad.
Lying can increase your chance of going to hell rather than heaven. Let me tell you what I personally think about Lying. People who want a better life rather than a better ending like going into heaven always lie and they don't care if it destroy's another person's life. People who want a better ending like going to heaven rather than a better life always speak the truth and they take the side of the truth.
Liars Go To Hell : This is a link to the article that how can speaking a lie get you into hell.
Even though Liars go to hell, they can get out of this postion by just asking forgiveness from God and not doing the same mistake over and over again.
The Heaven means you get everlasting life that is perfect. The Hell means that there is only thing Destruction ahead of you. So, start speaking the truth and stop speaking lies because Truth+Right=Heaven and Lie+Wrong=Hell.
I agree with your views about telling lies vs. telling the truth. But I also wondered about something else. Sometimes telling the truth hurts others. For example, if my friend asked me if I liked their outfit, and I told them the truth, they might be hurt and not want to be around me. What's more important: friends or truth?
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