I always tried to tell the truth but sometimes, being truthful isn't always the best. There are times when we might want to avoid the full truth, or even tell a lie, in order to protect someone's feelings, or prevent a conflict. I believe we all have to lie or even obscure the truth once in our life. There are three incidents that I can think of when it was best to lie and obscure the truth. When my little young niece asked about her childhood fantasies such as Tooth Fairy or Santa Clause ever existed. I didn't want to be coldhearted to tell her they don't exist. When someone is ill and hospitalized, it is better not to tell him or her the negative thoughts. Negative thoughts have always struck down patient's consciousness of fighting with illness. When my mother asked my father if she was getting too fat. My father had to lie to avoid a conflict and argument with my mother.

Young children are most likely curious about their childhood fantasies such as Tooth Fairy and Santa Clause. We all remember when we were little kids, our parents never told us that T

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Hospitalized patient are also people who do not necessary need the truth. When people are ill, no matter they are just having fever or they are going to die soon, they all need people to cheer them up and encourage them in order to fight with their illness. Besides, there are cases that some patients attempt to commit suicide after they discovered they are going to die soon. There are always hopes as long as patients have faith in their lives. Under this circumstance, we should cover up the truth and mentally support them to fight with the illness. For example, when my grandmother was hospitalized, the Dr. told us she only had two more years to live because of her cancer. We hid the truth and encourage her when she was doing chemotherapy. The support we provided helped her a lot, because she didn't die within two years, but live for four more years.

appointment. When my little niece asked me if Tooth Fairy and Santa Clause really exist, I had to obscure the truth and tell her yes.

Sometimes we have to lie

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