I didn't want to get in trouble for not fulfilling my obligations, so I lied at an attempt to avoid suffering. Of course, as a child I lied at other times, for other reasons, too–often out of pride. In every case though, I feared the same thing: suffering. I did not want to suffer consequences, whether emotional, physical, or social.
Children Need Fortitude... And So Do We
Children Need Fortitude... And So Do We
Children Need Fortitude... And So Do We
I didn't want to get in trouble for not fulfilling my obligations, so I lied at an attempt to avoid suffering. Of course, as a child I lied at other times, for other reasons, too–often out of pride. In every case though, I feared the same thing: suffering. I did not want to suffer consequences, whether emotional, physical, or social.