Comments on: Lying [2]

By: David St Lawrence

David St Lawrence — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 04:06:57 +0000

An absolutely spot-on description of too many careers. Those who are made uncomfortable by this post, need to read it again and treat it as a wake up call.
The only thing you didn’t mention is that changing course (not lying) requires a fresh start, usually in another industry, not just in another company.
It has been done, but it sure isn’t easy.
Ignoring the problem leaves you friendless and alone when your lies finally catch up with you.

By: Dave Armstrong

Dave Armstrong — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 08:55:21 +0000

Damn, am I lucky …
Best Wishes,
Dave

By: Bradley Allen

Bradley Allen — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:50:09 +0000

Thank you so much, Hugh. My thoughts exactly. It’s been a little over two years since my wife died, and I still find it impossible for me to work for another company again full-time.
Too much has changed, and if there’s one thing I know, I’d rather be dead myself… than lie. It’s just not gonna happen.

By: jon kudelka

jon kudelka — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 17:55:46 +0000

Sell the kids for organs, the wife into slavery, turn the house into a brothel, tell the boss where to stick his job and follow your dream to be a cartoonist. Anything else you need fixing?

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 15:15:12 +0000

I am trapped in a web of my own making. How do i escape something which is now part of my exact being? Why do you mock me so, Hugh!
Lies aren’tlies until the are discovered. Why do you want to uncover the truth. Some of us…most of us can’t handle the truth…HELP!

By: David Beaudouin

David Beaudouin — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 14:14:58 +0000

A beautful and terrifying piece. Reminds me of T.S. Eliot’s repurposing of Dante’s line in “The Wasteland” while watching morning commuters:
A crowd flowed over London Bridge, so many,
I had not thought death had undone so many.
So, Hugh, will such “mind-forged manacles” dissolve as Organizational Man evolves into Wikinomic Man? What will cause the expendiency of lies to give way to the complexities of the truth? I’d like to believe in the rise of virtuous business (as I call it) but my crystal ball isn’t clear on this one.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 09:12:50 +0000

Why would anyone lie? The truth is always more colorful.
Author: James Hall

By: Michael Martine

Michael Martine — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 04:27:37 +0000

Wow. Damn.

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 00:28:52 +0000

I think this may be my favorite cartoon of all… I have it on my myspace page.
Paul

By: John Stavely

John Stavely — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 00:03:44 +0000

“Most men leads lives of Quiet Desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them”. Sad but true. We have lost our direction. Hunt or Gather?

By: latinbombshell

latinbombshell — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 23:58:52 +0000

Good lord, how depressing! Reminds me of the movie “American Beauty” you hit it on the nail though with spiritual malaise being the equivalent of a physical cancer.

By: shannon

shannon — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 23:18:32 +0000

Life requires certain levels of deception. Is lying always wrong?

By: Randy

Randy — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 23:00:14 +0000

This has got to be one of the saddest blog posts I’ve ever read. The nihilistic underpinnings reflect a postmodern view of the world that offers no hope or solace to the human condition. If a psychological exercise, it could serve as a type of cleansing — ridding the mind of all the collective harm that prevents close, meaningful relationships. If a confession, then perhaps it’s the first step in the direction of wholeness.

By: Clay Newton

Clay Newton — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:42:26 +0000

Hugh, this is an incredible piece. It is painfully awesome; very evocative.