Why do kids lie?

Written by Danl on 10:40 PM

So kids can write blogs, but what will they write in the blog, will they appear to be someone else and does their private lie of our matter, is it harmful to write little lies so can you leave them to do whatever they want with their blog content?, what is the nature of lies?.

Telling lies is an interesting social phenomenon whose prevalence is overwhelming.
This growing tendency finds expression in the behavior patterns of humans from birth and all along the way to adulthood. It exists in different societies and cultures and seems to be getting only more pervasive in over the course of time and the need for money and more income to make a living. Even in the biblical ethos one can learn about central figures who spoke untruths through force of circumstance or due to other justifiable (or not) reasons.

This sad state of affairs in which people lie incessantly from men of international renown to the plain citizens, where some use them to good account while others to deceive to withhold information and cover their backs, leads to one the unavoidable truth that lies are an integral, constitutional part of human nature.
right after the creation of the world by god when everything was still new and virginal. Cain as was his name committed a murder by killing his brother Abel after god rejected his sacrifice but accepted his sibling's. When asked by god of Abel's whereabouts he Cain lied with brazen impudence and said that he did not know.

He said am I my brother's keeper? Which is not the same as saying he didn't know, but in some ways is worse for it is denying the fundamental connection human beings have towards one another. Cain is the epitome of a human who tried to cover the truth of an outright abominable crime without being influenced by any external, environmental factors. He instinctively denied the perpetration of this heinous act.

Commentaries said he didn't even know what murder was which was one of the reasons god spared him. Lamentably the endless chain of lies was formed from ancient times and continued to build up and to become deeply rooted in human nature.

Primary signs of it appear at an extremely early stage when a child is born. The little infant all have been eagerly anticipating to meet bursts into bitter tears and shrieks at the top of its lungs as though in the utmost agony of death. Meanwhile the frustrated mother goes out of her way desperately trying to figure out the reason her baby is screaming itself hoarse when she finally understands the baby simply wished for a gulp of milk.

If this recurring, most exasperating, situation cannot be placed firmly within the domain of humans innate inclination to lie, what can?! Indeed one might maintain that this is the sole form a child at that age knows how has to express its his needs. Further more it could be claimed that from his point of view, being thirsty is excruciating unbearable pain.

This would be a failure to grasp what is really at issue here. Whether it behaves this way intentionally or not does not matter because what stands out here does is the fact that this demeanor exemplifies a direct result of an uncontrolled, ingrained, biological trait of the human being: lying.

Among many others there is one particular natural process that young children go through. They sometimes lie since their perception of reality and the world of fantasy is not always distinct. kids children invent tales and imaginary stories that are far beyond being true. They take things that do not belong to them, keep secrets and some even create fictional friends.

At this phase this conduct is completely instinctual and is the basis for future lies of all new kinds and degrees. What is significantly important to comprehend that it is done unconsciously. It is only when the parents gradually begin to teach them to distinguish between right and wrong, falsehoods and truths that they recognize that what came automatically from within themselves and until that point was an inseparable, profound part of them, is considered very much amiss.

Sissela Bok in her essay "Lies for the Public Good" mainly deals with high ranking senior officials who flagrantly abuse their power and authority. This is the straight consequence of the inbred, fundamental quality of individuals all over the world. People have a seemingly mechanic disposition not to adhere to what is entirely true.

They are prone to add some embellishments, to make tiny trivial alterations and basically what ever suits them and serve their needs. This is not to say that one cannot change this genetic propensity, only that it is inbuilt-in and certainly if treated properly and immediately from its emergence can be somewhat eradicated.



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