Is lying ever okay? In Elie Wiesel’s book, Night, Elie lies to Stein about his family still being alive. This was not right for Elie to do. In the long run this ended up hurting Stein even more. Although Elie did not want to hurt Stein’s feelings even more than they were already he should have not lied to him. Many people believe that lying is okay. Lying is never okay. It hurts the ones a person's loved one and can actually hurt the person’s health in ways too. The truth will eventually always come out; therefore, why lie about anything? The reasons lying is not good for health nor brains are that lying can be very addicting and once someone starts lying they most likely not be able to stop, the truth will eventually come to light, and once someone lies and looses her or his trust it will not be easy to get back Why is lying wrong? …show more content…
Lying diminishes trust between human beings. If people generally did not tell the truth, life would become very difficult, as nobody could be trusted and nothing a person heard or read could be trusted Everyone would have to find everything out for himself. Lying is bad because it treats those who are lied to as a means to achieve the liar’s purpose, rather than as a valuable end in themselves. Lies are bad for a person's health also, It can cause a person's brain to get used to lying about things and to get in a habit that is not one that a person needs to get