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Library Ethics Greater Sins Chapter 19 The Seventeenth Greater Sin: Lying Conveying a message of ill will
Library Ethics Greater Sins Chapter 19 The Seventeenth Greater Sin: Lying Conveying a message of ill will
Conveying a message of ill will
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Conveying a message of ill will
Infact one is ordered to resort to lies if by doing so, one can bring about reconcillation between two people. One who brings about such reconciliation shall not be termed a liar. Because if the message of ill will is communicated from one to other, it will only increase enmity between the two.
In the same way if a husband and wife have separated and divorce is about to take place, one is allowed to speak a lie if it can bring about a reunion. For example the husband could be told, “Your wife is very much troubled by the separation. She has such intense feelings for you that she may fall ill.” Or the wife may be told similar things so that they may reunite.
