The Cruciality of the Truth - Identify a Lie

in #writing7 years ago (edited)

This is my entry for @krnel 's writing contest, with the topic -- "Why is truth important?" .. Read through and find out the answer to the question most people have been asking. I highly hope that my words would fill in your curiosities.


The Cruciality of the Truth

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"Fake news is cheap to produce. Genuine journalism is expensive." -Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Countless numbers of people are now blinded by deception, and most are the ones who are at fault for spreading the bluffs.. and by these cases, consequences shall be faced. We need the truth in order to identify a lie.

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"The truth does not cost anything, but a lie can cost you everything."

A simple lie can result to bad things, and these can even go from worse to worst. Here is an article:

How Fake News Could Lead To A Global Epidemic
https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/fake-news-health-epidemics/

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What can a lie cause?

  • Doubts
  • Pain
  • Danger
  • Panic
  • Sadness and Anger
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    The truth is important for us to hold, why? Simply, to avoid the above-stated consequences of telling lies.

    Avoid getting hurt; no damages; far from any danger; safe from panicking; emotions are in a calm state..


    That's it, I made it short, but deeply-detailed.. I hope you got what your mind seeks.

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