The truth shall set them free...

EXCUSES... Why do people cook up excuses? To avoid getting into trouble? To make the other party feel less disappointed? To make themselves look better?

My honest opinion, I think it's really pride. More than all the noble excuses of "not wanting to agitate the excusee", I think it's jus a whole lot of ego. E.g. I'm a habitual latecomer, but I always have plenty of excuses - whether it's the bad traffic, lousy Singaporean drivers, my mum suddenly wanting to chat with me just when I'm stepping out of the house, or simply the most common excuse: "I'm not feeling well." We try to use the most credible of excuses not only to get ourselves out of trouble, but deep down it's just us, refusing to admit our own fault.

Why do we do it? Because in an ideal world, we are infallible - I expect a trip to Suntec would take me 30 mins from CCK even during peak hours, when in actual fact I should have well anticipated the jams on ECP would prolong my journey to an optimistic 45 min.

I have co-workers who despite me giving them one whole month of notice that I want a certain thing done. And he had the cheek to come tell me on D-1 day that "I'm not sure if it can be ready tomorrow?" When asked further, he claims he has a lot of other work to do... If I'm allowed to be frank, I would have told him "I don't freaking care what other jobs u had to do, u agreed to this date, so u better hand it to me DONE on time!" Could I have torn his fancy excuse apart on the spot and embarassed him? I could have, but I didnt, and mayb I should have.

Sometimes excuses when carried too far, backfires. Excuses, simply put, is saying something without any intention of fulfilling it. An excuse used too often, instead of getting us out of trouble, might get us into even DEEPER trouble... so when will we learn, that sometimes the best way to get out of trouble - is to face up to the truth, even though it hurts, rather than trying to cover it, because 1 day eventually the truth will bite us in the ass... when we least need it to.

And I learn today yet another meaning of this verse "They shall know the truth, and the truth shall set them free"

because sometimes the truth hurts, but lies hurt even more... both the liar, and the lie-ee