Lies

 Why do we lie? Do lies come from a dark place? Are the necessary in some cases? We lie to protect, to defend, to cause choas, to cause compromise and a million other things. The fact is we are told not to do something but everyone still does.
 Lying can be used for good. An example, if your friend asks you, "Do I look bad in this?". You see her in her outfit and she does look pretty bad, yet you do not want to hurt her feelings, so you say she looks good. Is that wrong, not wanting to hurt someone's feelings. Or, is it more wrong to give false feedback? In the same situation, you tell  your friend how bad she actually looks, she gets offended and her confidence is crushed. Which is worse?
 Lying can be used for compromise as well. Let's say a mother and her daughter get into an argument, to make a mother stop yelling and punishing the daughter, the daughter finally agrees to the mother's opinion. But, she still does not see the mother's point. Is that lying bad? Does the further destruction that would follow the daughter if she kept disagreeing outweigh the price of the lie?
 The Bible tells us, "you must not tell lies" in Exodus 20:16. Therefore, faithful Christians try to keep the commandment. But what if the person does not believe in religion? What is their code for what is ok to lie about and what is not? Is it based on what society tells them or have they made their own code to develop what is right and wrong? Or, do they loosely base their ideals and morals off the Bible without actually heeding every word?
 In lying there is black, gray and white. White lies are like telling your friend she looks good when she does not. Gray lies are like the mother and daughter situation but black lies are different. those are the lies you use to protect yourself from everyone but the truth. A black lie will distroy and it have before. A black lie of betrayal lead to the Roman Empire falling. Black lies are dangerous, self satisfying and at times have twisted glory.
I guess I answered my own question.