To cheat or not to cheat. That is unfortunately the question

BY STEVEN KASZAB

Cheating is on the agenda almost every time. Speaking with my friends and business associates I have found a consistent level among both genders of adultery, wife sharing, swingers and roving eyes for fresh meat in the personnel department. The average number of years a marriage is maintained is presently 3-5 years, then comes possible marriage counseling, break ups and divorce. Statistics show a high prevalence of cheating the tax man too. Couples pretend to break up should they be either married, or common law, and the woman will apply for societal assistance. If there is a way to pay less, find it right?

“Some of us forget the lies we tell only to have them come back and bite us in the posterior..”

Some of us take the social assistance system for a ride. Others take the accolades belonging to another. Cheating can seem an innocent thing, like a small white lie, a fishing story about the true size of the fish you caught. Reasons for cheating, or some say lying vary. Self-protection, creating a false image of yourself in front of others, or even to protect others and their reputation. Whatever the reason, the solution for some if caught is simply to apologize. The depressed looking politicians, or pastors who have to apologize in front of others for: sexual, financial or political misgivings. Apologies seem to work, but only for a time. The public have difficulty stomaching a habitual liar or cheat.

Telling the truth every time can be very difficult indeed, but once you develop a habit of doing so there is a freedom that is felt, a lifting of pressure from your shoulders and conscience. The truth can set you free as long as you’re courageous enough to earn that freedom.

A husband, or wife that cheats on the other, or cheats together with each other’s permission often faces disaster in the long run. Some of us forget the lies we tell only to have them come back and bite us in the posterior.

With the death of morality and for some God, the pressure to behave ourselves is lifted and anything is allowable these days. Morality can be a dictatorial parent, but its demands are as freeing as the alternative may seem. What motivates you? What expectations do you have for yourself and others?

Could you expect a large corporation to pay all its taxes freely and not hide a bundle in some offshore accounts? Perhaps not, but corporations are not humans, although they have the same rights as we do. Humanity needs to be wanted, loved, and appreciated, while corporations are dead things with just one purpose, to make as much profit as possible.