The truth behind every lie.

Lying is a compulsion that no one can ever resist. All of us, no matter how pure and noble we are; have lied for some reason or another. Yes, it is an enticing option sometimes; and frequently, it IS the easy way out of things. Yet, we are not going to talk about that, today, oh no. Lying is simple indeed, but what we are going to discuss today, is how we can spot lies with the naked eye, and ear; which in fact is much, much more difficult.


Everyone knows that a liar can't keep frequent eye contact when he is being dishonest, but there are people who have crossed the boundary. I know my sister can look me straight in the eye, and tell me, that it was ME who broke military uncle's radio in the winters of '99 (even though it was really her) and it sends chills down my spine, to know that someone can have that much control over their resolve so easily. At this point of time, really, you thank the existence of vibrato. What is vibrato? Well, it is a vocal effect consisting of a regular pulsating change of pitch. And, yes, liars, no matter how compulsive they are, will always have a little amount of vibrato about their voices when they are lying.


But, we live in an imperfect world. And none of our senses of hearing, or analysis is good enough to be able to distinguish a vibrato every time. So, we have what we call, "let the liar speak" because believe it or not, the easiest way to make out a lie, is to be able to distinguish what is true. Henry Spencer once gleefully said, "every lie is based on a kernel of truth", and in reality, he was more right than even he knew he was. Every liar will try to add one unnecessary truthful fact to their compilation of lies. And recognizing that one fact, which is indeed true, can help you in finding out whether the person is lying or not.


The liar will think that the one true fact (that is almost perspectively universal) will convince the listener that what he/she is saying is completely true, but realizing that fact can help the listener distinguish the truth, from the lies.
Yet, how you're going to do that, is completely up to you. All I can tell you is, that you have to be one hell of a good listener.


Happy hunting... For lies...