The truth is out there somewhere – foto Smith
“Character is who you are in the dark.” – Dwight L. Moody, 1837-1899
They
wing word round
in classic clown
till dry discourse
rues rule.
Courts gesture
recourse
of course.
Lambs lame lions
and liars lie down
in one main line
of fool.
— Smith, 2005
This is a shallow summary of Pamela Meyers’ TED talk about her book *Liespotting: Proven Techniques to Detect Deception* 2010.
— Lying is a cooperative act; we agree to be lied to
— Any given day we’re lied to 10-200 times
— Strangers lie 3 times within 1st 10 minutes of meeting
— We lie more to strangers than we lie to coworkers
— Extroverts lie more than introverts
— Men lie 8 times more about themselves than they do other people
— Women lie more to protect other people
— Married couples lie to one another in 1 out of 10 interactions
— Unmarried couples lie to each other in 1 out of 3 interactions
— The more intelligent the species, the more disposed to deception
— Babies lie with fake cries
— One-year olds learn concealment
— Two-year olds bluff
— Five-year olds lie outright
— Nine-year olds are the master of the cover-up
— College-age lie to their moms in 1 out of 5 interactions
— The work force is essentially a post-truth society
Speaking of which, I just finished an excellent, truth-filled, very funny book titled *Lies and the Lying Liars That Tell them, A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right* by Al Franken, 2003.
Lie Now, Pay Later
You pay for what you get
You get for what you do
All part of karmic net
All ripples on one pool
If you do what would be don’t
If you don’t that which you should
Your will will turn to won’t
Your won’t will wreck your would
Your bill might be delayed
Your fate may look okay
Eventually dismayed
Your soul will have to pay
Look deep in looking glass
Turn in and weigh your heart
Your ass will be bit by past
Your spirit lose its spark
What goes does come back round
Your lies will one day surface
And you won’t feel so proud
Exposed before your purpose
Your greed just leads to dark
Your fear weaves more worry
Keeping yourself apart
Will only lead to sorry
We’re all one giant web
Connected by each move
None of the lies you’ve said
Will single sin remove
Act now or pay more later
Be good before you’re gone
Karma’s an alligator
Which feeds on what you spawn
— Smith, 2011
Lies – foto Smith
Wonderful words Mr Smith. Did you see the post I put up today of a Robert Ritchie show? You of course were there for all of our inspiration.