People lie in many cases and because of different reasons. Lie is a bad thing and there is no doubt about it but on the other hand sometimes it may be have good effects. Why do people lie or why they have to lie? There are many explanations.
The most popular types of lies are so called "white lies". This is a kind of lie which is supposed to be just a small lie, not harmful. Other say this is half truth not a lie. People use white lies in simple, everyday situations. For example, somebody who doesn't go to school will pretend that he is ill. This lies are very popular and we all are using them. Although they are not harmful for anybody we should remember that these are lies. Maybe it is better to stay silent than lie.
However, we concider lie as a bad thing and as a sin, some lies are really good for people. For example the doctors. In my opinion it is good that they lie to their patients in some cases. Imagine that there is a person who is terminally ill. If she or he will hear that there are no chances for him or her it won't help. The person will only break down and will die earlier. On the other hand if doctor say that he can see chances for him or her, the person start to belive. Sometimes the faith is so strong that she or he may recover. I think that this kind of lie is very good and even needed.
Finally, there are lies which are very harmful for other people and which can cause many misfortunes. These are lies like slandering and badmouthing. They are the most common. We can even kill somebody by telling lies. People are terrible and they like scandals. Those are very often simple lies. On the other hand there is even a disease. You are telling lies about everything and everybody and you cannot stop. Those people should go to the doctor.
Lieing even for so called better things are not good. It brings harms for all people and especially for the liar. We should try to avoid lies. The more truth in our lifes from the beginning, the more happy we will.
