Riding my bike on Heritage Trail today, I was stopped by a DNR guy and asked for my trail pass. It's the first time since I've been buying passes the past three years that I've been stopped.
Of course, this year, I've procrastinated - partly because of my injured back when I couldn't ride for a few weeks - and haven't bought one yet.
When the DNR guy asked for mine, I lied and said I had paid cash in the box at the beginning of the trail. I felt bad about it the rest of my ride and vowed to be honest if he caught me on my return trip. He was gone by then, but I plan to buy a pass tomorrow.
I pride myself on being honest. But, being as sinful as the next person, I have and will lie at times. Some of them are of the white lie variety, where telling the truth would serve no purpose except for make another person feel bad. Maybe even God is OK with those, as they tend to fall under the Golden Rule umbrella.
Anyway, I asked for forgiveness for today's lie and will work to refrain from lying as much as humanly possible.
Sometimes lies can be worse for the teller (guilt) than the tellee.
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