‘He was lying very politely, what else would I have done if I had not believed him’. This couplet of Wasim Barelvi Sahib is very appropriate on the matters of white lies. But today our question is not on anyone’s white lie, but on the phrase ‘white lie’ itself. The question is why lies are considered white? Why is it not called blue, black, yellow or red? Let us now know the answer to this question.
Why is a lie only white?
‘You talk amazing, friend, you are telling a white lie. You must have heard such lines many times in your life. But have you ever asked yourself why lies are called white? Why not combine it with some other color? Actually, there is a logic behind this. That logic is that when you tell a lie about something in front of everyone, the truth of which everyone already knows, then people call it a white lie.
This is because everything is white. Clearly visible. Here white lie means that it is clearly visible that you are lying. Black, blue, yellow and red colors are not used because these are all dark colors and nothing is clearly visible on dark colored things. How to catch someone who lies?
You will meet many people in life who lie a lot. Let us tell you some tricks today, with the help of which you will be able to catch someone’s lies very easily. Especially if someone is lying to you, then you will immediately guess from his actions that the other person is lying. Like-
- Habit of averting eyes
- Avoid giving direct answer
- Avoid taking time or confronting
- Defensive Talking
- Avoid sharing the phone
- Change in body language
- Postponing important things
- Distinct about an event -Giving a different answer
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