today in swimming, was able to put 3/4 lap in butterfly for the first time.

while going through a friend's blog, i thought about why do people lie. it came to me that the main reason for lying is fear. now this fear can be of two types: fear for oneself, and fear for others. so either one is afraid of someone/something or one is afraid for someone. it is in the second case that one lies out of concern for the other person ie because they think the other person cannot handle the truth, but the root cause is still fear.
so in either case one shouldn't be critical or angry with the person who's lying, but be forgiving because it is due to their own fear that they've resorted to lying. one should help the other person overcome the fear which is at the root of the lie.