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　　文章并没有给一个明确的答案而是提到了两种情况

　　其一以为自己获得利益为目的的谎是不对的

　　其二非恶意的谎言(whitelies)是合情合理的

　　而文章结尾留下思考的空间

　　Whenwewereyoung,weweretaughtthatlyingiswrongandweshouldneverlie.However,asIgrewup,Istartedtowonderifthisisactuallytrue.Shouldwetellalie?

　　Lyingisimmoralinmostofthecases,suchdeceivingothersforourownbenefit.Takeforinstancelyingtoteacherstoavertpunishmentswhenyoumakeamistake.Moreover,onceapersonlied,heusuallyhastotellmoreliestocoverupforthatlie.Andifheisfoundoutlying,hewilllosehiscredibilityandnobodywillbelievehimanymore.Weshouldneverliesinthesesituations.

　　Yet,insomeinstances,Ithinkitisreasonablethatwelie,infactlyingwouldbeabetteroptionthantellingthetruth.WhenIwasyoung,Mygrandfatherwasdiagnosedwithmalignantcancer.Heaskedmewhetherhewasgoingtodie,andIreplied,"Thedoctorssaidyouwouldbefineandyouwouldbedischargedfromhospitalsoon."Bytellinglie,Imadehimfeelhappyandcheerfulinthelastmonthsofhislifeandmeanwhilesavedhimfromgrieving.Thisisatypicalexampleofwhitelies.Whiteliesareharmlessliespeopletell,tomaketheotherpartyinvolvedintheconversationhappy.

　　Toconclude,justlikethingsareneverone-sided,Ithinkitisnotappropriatetojudgewhetherweshouldnevertelllies,orweshouldtelllies.Instead,whetherweshouldtellaliedependsonthesituation,andweshouldjudgethesesituationscarefully.