Where did you go?

What would the world be like if no one could lie? I have always thought that honesty is always the best policy. However, there are some things people just shouldn't ask, though they will anyway. Some things just need to be kept private. Would the divorce rate be higher? or lower? How would lawyers and politicians do their job? Do the people from the TV show "Moment of Truth" know the aswer? As kids, we are taught not to lie. As adults we lie daily. "How are you doing today?" "Fine." Even though we are having a really crappy day, that is the 'polite' answer, right? But as a friend pointed out to me recently, its not polite to lie, so its not REALLY the polite answer. Some adults make their living from lying. They get paid money (a lot of money, usually) to lie. What about that little white lie, to protect someone's feelings? "Yes, I love that outfit on you!" (it makes you look like a circus tent!) If I ever look that bad in something, PLEASE tell me.

Wasn't it so easy as a kid, to say "I want to be an actress... or a painter... or a policeman.... or a teacher..." or whatever you were passionate about. Why does that become so complicated as an adult? Yes, I just totally just reminded myself of "Mr. Deeds."

As a kid, you know exactly who you are, what you like and what you don't like. Why do so many adults have to go "find themself"? Where did you go? What happened to us that made us lose that part of ourself?

The kid versions of ourselves would kick our adult asses.