We should all take a polygraph test every day and share our results with everyone aroud us, maybe on Facebook or something. Just to keep everyone honest. After all, the unholy trinity of false memory, insecurity, and ego can blur reality into an unhealthy and even dangerous hallucination. Misguided thought leads to misguided behavior. This spells misery for everyone involved and leads to a ripple effect that just keeps growing and growig.
Chronic liars are the worst. Most of them are beyond help, due partly to their remarkable success rate. The pecking order tends to favor them for all the wrong reasons. A polygraph test for everyone would be a happy nuisance that could spell a hopeful future, right? Of course not. I’m just kidding. Compulsory anything is a bad idea except in extreme cases. But it’s interesting to imagine this, even though we know deep down that the secret lie will live forever. In the meantime, we have to live in the here and know and try to be as honest with ourselves as possible. That’s as good a starting point as any.
