“Is it ok to lie?”

Yes. Society couldn’t function if we were all compulsively honest all the time.

Think about how many lies you say every day: “Fine” is the standard answer to “how are you?”, but are you actually “fine?”

There are, of course, limits; sometimes you need to give hope, so “it will be ok” is perfectly acceptable, but other times such a lie will cause more damage.

It is ok to lie to save a life, it is wrong to lie to commit a crime.

What guides us? Morals, ethics, conscience… It’s the way we are taught and how much others are willing to accept.