This Is A Story About Honesty... Or Is It?

When I was a kid, I used to love playing with barbies. One day, when I was four years old, my older brother decided he would torment me by stealing one of my barbies. He stole my favorite one. He grabbed it from my hands, ran outside, and threw it on the roof of our two-story house. My parents weren't home, but our babysitter decided to handle the situation by putting us both in timeout. I cried for two hours straight.

Actually, that never happened. That story was completely made up. I never played with barbies. I was actually a complete tomboy growing up who only played with Pokémon cards and my brother's toys. You're confused right now. You're thinking, "Why? What's the point?" The point was to prove there is no point. People lie, constantly, often with no legitimate reason, just because it's easy.

Lying has its appeal. In any difficult situation, lying can be an easy way out. When your life doesn't fit your vision of how you want to live, pretending to be someone else, adopting a new identity can be a tempting answer. Nine times out of ten, lying can be the easiest, quickest solution.

Because of this, finding people you can trust is often a difficult endeavor. A trustworthy person isn't someone who has never told a single lie in their entire life. If you tried searching for a person who has never been dishonest throughout their entire life, you'd never stop looking. A trustworthy person is someone who you truly believe. Someone you know will stand up for you, defend you. Someone who realizes the importance of privacy and understands the concept of loyalty.

People lie. Even the good ones. It's inevitable. The key is finding people who would rather be honest and face the consequences than hide behind a barrage of lies and deceit.