自己写的
文章并没有给一个明确的答案 而是提到了两种情况
其一 以为自己获得利益为目的的谎是不对的
其二 非恶意的谎言(white lies)是合情合理的
而文章结尾留下思考的空间
When we were young,we were taught that lying is wrong and we should never lie.However,as I grew up,I started to wonder if this is actually true.Should we tell a lie?
Lying is immoral in most of the cases,such deceiving others for our own benefit.Take for instance lying to teachers to avert punishments when you make a mistake.Moreover,once a person lied,he usually has to tell more lies to cover up for that lie.And if he is found out lying,he will lose his credibility and nobody will believe him anymore.We should never lies in these situations.
Yet,in some instances,I think it is reasonable that we lie,in fact lying would be a better option than telling the truth.When I was young,My grandfather was diagnosed with malignant cancer.He asked me whether he was going to die,and I replied,"The doctors said you would be fine and you would be discharged from hospital soon." By telling lie,I made him feel happy and cheerful in the last months of his life and meanwhile saved him from grieving.This is a typical example of white lies.White lies are harmless lies people tell,to make the other party involved in the conversation happy.
To conclude,just like things are never one-sided,I think it is not appropriate to judge whether we should never tell lies,or we should tell lies.Instead,whether we should tell a lie depends on the situation,and we should judge these situations carefully.