Posted by Tina on May 11, 19102 at 20:20:05:
This problem is a much debated one in that is affect everybody in their daily lives. Some people may prefer one to another, however, others may have no opinion on it. But if I am concerned, I would agree with the title statement that it is necessary to tell a polite lie to avoid hurting someone's feelings.
When something unusual happens, it is necessary to tell a plite lie to avoid shock someone in order to avoid making anything more serious. For example, if you are going to have an important exam, one of your relatives just died while you are preparing for it. Considering the importance of the exam, your family or your friends would not tell you untill you would have finished it. They are afraid to affect your emotion and make you sad in the exam even affect your career in the future. This is reasonable since they are care for you.
Unfortunately, somebody tells lies in order to make some profit or trick some people just for fun. But when it comes to a polite lie, it is not the case. When young, someone may be told lie by patents that he would definitely success one day to encourage him continue studying and exersicing. When you fail in one exam, teachers smile to you rather than blame you to help you get rid of frustration. In these case, they may not tell you the truth, but you are not hurt, and encouraged to do better.
To tell a polite lie is a skill of communication among people. It is always adopt by intelectul people to avoid bringing up to others sadness, bad emotion, and harmful effects. So I believe it's in fact essencial for all of us.