A single lie can destroy all the truths you have said, but a single truth can cover thousand of lies.

I saw a woman crawling besides the street. I ran over and check if she's okay. She's covered in blood, moaning in pain. I shouted for help and a man appeared out of nowhere. "It was you, you killed her". The police appearead and arrested me. No, it wasn't me.

This is a sample of short story I made. It is called mini-saga. Mini-saga is a type of short story consisting of exactly 50 words. This is quite difficult because you have to express all the emotions and plots in a very short word frame and every word is important. You can challenge yourself to write a mini-saga as well.

Anyways, I will not be talking about the type of short stories. I am writing this article for you to understand what's the most valuable lie in the story. Perhaps you are thinking that the man who have been arrested is a total stranger.

What is lie?

Oh, I know I don't have to define it because everyone knew what it is. Everyone did and experienced it. However, I will still define it in my own way. Lie is a twisted truth. It is the very opposite of truth, but not totally. You lie because you know the truth, and because you know the truth you can twist and manipulate it in your own way.

In the beginning, the very first recorded of lie is the serpent who twisted the truth and manipulated Eve. God commanded them not to eat the fruit of good and evil. But, the serpent knew what it was. Then he manipulated Eve first and said 'Did God tell you must not eat the fruit of good and evil, but not the tree in the middle of the garden?'. That was the first and official lie recorded in the Bible.

What do I mean by sharing this example?

Someone can deceive you by twisting the truth. The lie will make you believe that it is truth. I, myself was once lie in the extreme just for the sake of saving myself from the punishment. I lied because I know when I tell the truth, I will receive a punishment which I don't what to experience.

Someone can make you feel guilt. Although you lie, but not a lie because you wanted to lie. It's more of lying because you want everyone to have peace and to stop the emerging fight. That's the power of lie.

I am just warning you to be observant and analyze some of the information you read online. Lies are fake news for example. There are a lot of fake news and sometimes we can't even tell what's the truth anymore.

Perhaps the truth now will be a lie tomorrow and the truth yesterday will be a lie today.

Back to the story

Who do you think is the one who hurt the woman? Is it the stranger man passing by? Is it the man who appeared out of nowhere? Or is it the policeman? I wonder what your answer will be. But I will answer it for you.

The one who hurts the woman is not in the three. The woman was the policeman's wife. The woman caught her husband having an affair in the nearby hotel. She was accidentally hit by a car because of the intense cry and her vision was dull. When she was hit, and a truck was passing by.

The man who appeared out of nowhere was sitting outside the coffee shop. He was reading a book with his eyeglass. But before he peak in the book, he saw a man walking by. He ignored him. Then when the truck was finished passing by, he saw the man gripping the woman's neck. In fact, the man was just checking her pulse and the policeman followed his wife. The man who's reading a book hurried in the location and says "It was you, you killed her". The policeman arrested the man because its the perfect alibi to keep the mistake he had. The end.

If you wan to create a mini-saga. Remember the 50 words only! Then, explain behind the story and what's the lesson you want us to teach. Tag me as well!

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Blog #16
2/11/22