The Odyssey

Food was dropping on the bare floor. All you could hear was crunching and chewing. Everyone was finishing up the food they found as they saw a herd of sheep rushing towards them. They all stood with a dazed and confused look on there faces. They first saw a foot the size of a huge pond. Attached to it was the body of the biggest ogre they had ever seen. They all stood dumbfounded. They didn't move a muscle. As soon as the ogre saw them he was outraged and threw a fit. Odysseus tried to be slick and explain to him that in other cultures this was a gesture you were to perform. The ogre wasn't as stupid as he looked. Odysseus lost a man that day.

Odysseus never knew that a lie would end up in such tragedy. Lying is defined as a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive. Which basically means not telling the truth on purpose. It is something that is not only wrong and immoral it's something you just don't want to do. Whether it's to keep something from hurting someone's feelings or to keep them safe. The better thing to do is tell the truth. You never know what will cause a chain reaction when you make a lie. Something could happen you would never imagine. Lying is one thing a lot

of people cannot stand. Lying could even make the situation worse than it already was.

Odysseus never knew lying would cost him his shipmate's life. Odysseus was a strong man. He was also king of Ithaca. He had a son, wife, and loyal followers. Except he didn't follow the basic "Code." that said not to cheat or lie. Odysseus lied a couple of times and found a way out of his quarrels but with a price he had to pay. His lies got some of his men killed. His foolish ways got him lost in his mind and in real life. If Odysseus had just told the ogre that there ship had landed on his island and they hadn't divoured and were hungry, maybe he wouldn't have gotten his friend killed and lived with the guilt.