Jan 13 2009
On Lying
Lying is done with words and also with silence.
– Adrienne Rich
How true, how true! The sin of omission, it is sometimes called. But that covers many things including our resposibilities. But to omit to tell the whole story…lying. To omit to correct a wrong impression given by another…hmmm, lying. To be silent when great wrongs are being committed, when the truth should be known…lying.
Rich has tapped into a dangerous area of our communication - the silence when there is need to talk. Silence when there is need to speak. Silence when there is a need for words.
To be silent when the truth needs to be told is…lying.
