We all shouldn’t bend the truth, only as Blanton said in “rare times.” Secondly, in the article, “It’s the Truth:Americans Conflicted About Lying,” by NBC News.com, Harold Smith a sixty-four year old from Pioneer, California states that “...He lied to his adult daughter about his health when undergoing treatment for a kidney tumor.” Smith was just protecting his daughter from getting stressed about his condition health wise. Lying can protect another even if something isn’t physically happening to them. In this case from Smith not telling his daughter she didn’t get traumatized or have anxiety. In summation, lying can save a life and someone's feeling, but don’t make lying a