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Ill TON Mil August 14 IaKr Entertainment Outlook We lie an average of 5 times a day News Item A recent magazine survey shows that the average person tells a He approximately times a This Is truly shocking If this Is correct then the overage pcrsonlles35limesaweck iMtlmes a month and B25 times a year Ultimately assuming that overage lifespan Is years this means that the average person lies lust times In his entire lite Obviously there Is Just one conclusion that can be drawn from this We live In a society that dangerously dangerously honest Now Jet me hasten to say that I am not trying to claim that lying Is a moral virtue Not at all Well not exactly anyway It goes without saying that our society places high value on honesty Or at least on not getting caught which as moral philosophers unanimously agree Is almost exactly the same thug Even as Canadians we were raised on the story of George Washington who admitted to chopping down the cherry tree By so doing he won a reputation for honesty and grew up to be president Now that we are adults we can understand bow completely different Georges life would have been had be lied He would gained a reputation as a crafty and grown up to be president I was certainly raised to believe that honesty was a prime virtue I would never my parents stressed repeatedly be punished being honest And Indeed the early events of my life con firmed the value of honesty For Instance here was the day that my friend Greg threw a rock at a passing car which turned out to be an unmarked police cruiser The policeman leaped out of the car collared us both and demanded to know which one had thrown the rock As a deep believer In the value of honesty I replied Greg did Greg got into a whole lot of trouble and 1 got off almost completely scot free which proved conclusively that you should always tell the truth But gradually It began to appear that the situation was a bit more complex To begin with turned out to be only technically true that your parents would not punish you for honest 1 discovered this the day I put a hockey stick through the front window or tin Olympic owned up to It My confession brought two responses The first was This Is an honest boy Good for him The second was This Is also the wretch who put the hockey stick through the window Bend over unhappy youth This led eventually to a pubesccnt suspicion that all things were relative When Greg threw a rack at a police car and you were asked who did It the proper answer was Greg did However when YOU threw a rock at a police car and were asked who did It the proper answer was still Greg did In any case let me repeat that none this Is an argument In favor of dishonesty In general Still the whole thing docs an alarming possibility Imagine how disastrous our lives would be If everyone ran around telling barefaced truths Oh I not defending the really big lies the ones which begin cither Honestly dear I didnt or As your elected representative I would like to assure you No no Were talking about the millions of small lies which hold the fabric of civilized life together To start with you know exactly what someone Is going to say when he begins Ill be perfectly honest He Is going to give a detailed analysis of how and why you are a nlmrod Naturally such truth fanatics are universally despised and It only Stands to reason Imagine how Impossible social Intercourse would be If you did not He through your teeth and reply line whenever someone asked how are you Or imagine what would happen lr parents ever started being truthful to their children A parent has two options when his daughter asks If he would like to attend her violin recital He can remember George Washington and tell the truth I would rather be devoured by Or he can lie like a son ova gun Id love to Worst yet Imagine if husbands and wives started being honest with each other Relationships depend upon a sturdy foundation of benevolent lies ranging from yes your really docs look quite nice that way to no of course my mother doesnt really hate you Fred The moral of this Is perfectly clear In everyday life remember that the truth Is too precious to be used Indiscriminately And when things get really light remember that Greg did It TRIO MOVIE RENTALS Nells DRIVING SCHOOL Next Course Sept 7th 30th Monday Wednesday 630930 phone 8772671 Approved by Ontario Sofaty Face in the crowd Free Beach Ball Any Picnic Rack Millie I Khtuii jJly Imkui it i mil II It now hn 1 Intuitu is llu lunik Hit vmn re I to Jill needs mis i Ihisnfft r is wink surplus I lnI lib A 8775241