mardi 7 octobre 2003
Unintentional lying
You know how when people say, "How are you?", and the natural reflex is to respond "Fine"? What if you're not really? Do you reply, "Not that great" or still say "Fine"? It's such a customary thing - an ingrained part of speech that to not say fine is to practically go against decorum rules (not to mention inadvertently lying to the other person). But if I were to say I wasn't feeling fine, would anyone take the time to ask why or would they continue on as if I said I was fine? Just a thought... and no, I'm not depressed or anything, just feeling discouraged a bit.
