Gina_Silva's Blog

 "Oh, what a tangled web we weave when we first practice to deceive."- Sir Walter Scott

  Yeah, I'm well aware of that famous, truthful quote.  I really believe in it.  But just recently 

I thought, "What harm could a little white lie do?" HA!! 

Here's what happened. 

My colleague Tim and I had to meet someone at a certain time. Since we were running late, we thought of all kinds of excuses to explain why we would be a little late.  We knew the truth ( a yummy lunch at our favorite joint) wouldn't fly.   So, after considering all the options, we both opted for this one: "We'll tell him we got a flat tire."  "Yeah, that'll work.." We both agreed. 

Well, it worked a little too well.  Five minutes later, even before we had a chance to place that "we got a flat tire-call", our car began to shake.  Tim says, "Gina, I think we really do have a flat tire."  "Oh stop it and go faster! We're late!" I responded.  Thank goodness he didn't listen.  We had a blow out.  By the time we made it over from the fast lane to the right side of the freeway, we  were nearly down to the rim.  Take a look at the pictures!

 What the heck was this all about?   We hadn't even lied yet.  We were about to...but then the universe turned that proposed lie into the truth.   Weird!!!!! Perhaps it was karma.  Whatever it was, I'm staying away from lies, even those "little white lies".