善意的谎言之我见 My View on White Lies

投稿作者：雷英才

学校：中国地质大学

投稿方式：电子邮件

Actually, the question about whether we should tell white lies in our daily life has always been an intense debate over these years. Different people have different opinions.

事实上，关于我们是否应该在日常生活中说善意的谎言，这些年来一直是一个激烈的争论。不同的人有不同的观点。

Many people believe that we need tell white lies in some moments in our life due to kindness in order to avoid hurting others’ feelings. White lies have magic power to give people much hope and warmth. For instance, if you tell the truth to a patient who gets incurable disease, he would feel much despaired. On the contrary, if you tell white lies to him, he can probably enjoy the rest of his life more hopefully and more peacefully. However, others argue that no one should tell lies, no matter what kind of lies. And they also contend that everybody should know the truth about himself in any cases. A white lie is essentially a lie. People may feel betrayed when they know the truth eventually. And more seriously, it can wreck a precious relationship.

许多人认为，为了避免伤害他人的感情，我们在生活中有时候需要一些善意的谎言。善意的谎言有一种魔力，给人带来希望和温暖。例如，如果你告诉一个得了不治之症的病人真相，他会感到绝望。相反，如果你对他说了善意的谎言，他可能会更有希望、更平静地享受他的余生。然而，另一些人则认为不管是什么样的谎言，任何人都不应该说谎。他们还主张，在任何情况下，每个人都应该知道自己情况的真相。善意的谎言本质上就是谎言。当人们最终知道真相时，他们可能会觉得被背叛了。更严重的是，可能会破坏一段珍贵的关系。

As far as I am concerned, whether we should tell lies really depends on its result may be caused. When we tell a white lie, we had better take into consideration what the occasion at that time is and what the result it brings.

在我看来，我们是否应该说谎真的取决于它可能造成的结果。当我们说善意的谎言时，我们最好考虑一下当时是什么情况，可能会带来什么样的后果。

更新于：2022-01-11 16:48