And what if I wasn't sorry either?
What if (hypothetically speaking, of course), a friend who needed the use of an outlet during class thought that the outlet in front of her was broken (because it had been broken earlier) when in reality someone had fixed the outlet more than a week previously? And what if I knew that it had been repaired, but kept silent, knowing that she would string her power cord over to the outlet in front of me? And what if I did that just because it gave me an excuse to interact with her for a slightly longer period of time during our morning exchange of pleasantries?
If I made a lie of omission for selfish reasons, does that make me a bad person?
If I made a lie of omission for selfish reasons, does that make me a bad person?
posted by The Academian | 10:23 AM
3 Comments:
Dirrrty.
Is it really bad or are you making light of it? I mean, I felt guilty when she found out that her own outlet had been working, because she seemed to feel badly about not being observant enough to know it had been repaired.
If it was bad, should I be apologizing for not telling her that her own outlet worked or not apologizing because I enjoy having someone there with whom to exchange the morning's "how-are-you-doing" and "So-what-did-you-do-this-weekend" questions (and that my interest in the morning routine is justified).
I know this goes beyond my usual self-scrutiny for misdeeds, but I'd rather not wrong my friends just because I enjoy hanging around with them.
Here's two rules I live by:
1. Never take anyone seriously when they triple the number of R's in a word.
2. Never worry about outlets.
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