The guilt of lie is always heavy to carry. A lie can rescue
us from a trouble temporarily but the truth can never be hidden. Lying is
always an easy escape from any problem but will lead to a dead end where one
must regret the decision. My father used to tell me, ‘One easy lie always followed
by numerous more and one tough truth can clear lot of hurdles.’ After getting
an opportunity to write about an experience, I can recollect only one incident
which I regret from the core of my heart.
I was a teenager then and like all others of my age I was
careless. That age is always one tough time for any kid, the first glimpse of
college, the new attire instead of boring uniforms and of course new friends.
My parents always used to tell me to take wise steps but in that immature age
my friends decisions and plans are much more important than my parents’ and
lying was a style. Like I have done that and I lied so smoothly to my parents that
they can’t even guess anything.
My parents was never over protective or stopped me for
anything. One day, I along with my friends decided to bunk college and go to a
nearby cinema hall because of a Shahrukh Khan movie. I didn’t informed my
parents about the plan. I know if I inform them about my plan they won’t stop
me. But in that age lying was fun. I thought. Call it fate or my luck but my
parents somehow came to know about my bunking college and going to a movie. I
still remember the eyes of my mother. He was not angry but hurt. They
questioned me if they ever asked me not to do anything or stopped me going out
with friends or to movies. My only answer was a pregnant silence and shameful
eyes.
That night my father taught me the value of a truth and the wrath
of a lie. He told me how shocked they were to know that I lied to my own
parents, how one lie can make a man liar for the rest of his life, how one
single innocent lie can broke a whole lot of trust. If I could have informed
them about my plan or could have told them the truth, that situation can never
arrive. That day I learned from him that a naked truth can come with a
temporary trouble or after hearing the truth our parents can get mad on us but
it will serve a greater good and will reinstall their trust. If I were given a
chance I would go back and change that one day where my one lie have hurt my
parent.
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