Sting of Truth Over Sweet Lies

I highly abhor being lied to. I can't pinpoint where this comes from, but I suspect it comes from a complex I have of being stupid. When I am lied to, it offends me that the liar views me as stupid or unable to accept the truth. They take it upon themselves to tell me what I want or need to know. 

I appreciate and value honesty and truth. Knowing what is, in its actuality, allows me to deal with a situation in an effective way. I am able to be confident in decisions I make and why I make them. 

Truth may be hard to tell. Truth may be hard to accept. I'll take the sting of truth over the sweet taste of lies any day! The truth of the matter is, though, many don't feel the same way I do. Many would rather be lied to. Their relative world is right and acceptable to them. If they were to know the truth, they may very well not know how to handle it. 

The rationale for lying that angers me most are manipulation and deception. These are the sources of lies I have been most often confronted with in my life. If I sense manipulation or deception, I instinctively harden and rebel. I do not need to be told what to do, where to go, how, when, and why. 

Why would I need that? Because I don't know better? If I knew better, I wouldn't make the right decision? "Your" decision? Or, maybe if I am left to my own, I would make decisions that would interfere with what "you" are doing?

Not only am I referring to lies on a micro level, but on a macro level as well. Consider if there is anything in your life you do although you have no idea why you do it. What are you partaking of? What are you contributing to? What are you condoning or supporting? Are you sure what you know is accurate, or is it enough for you to continue? 

Maybe you'd rather not know at all?