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Also initially having told the truth resulted in her pestering relief came from the knowledge that I would no longer be pestered for having told the truth . I had escaped from the obligation ' of attending the party and from the nagging . However , this was to be a temporary relief

Ultimately , the results of my lie were undesirable . As the week went on I became acutely aware of my lie to her , a friend . I was experiencing a mild guilt , and I was bothered by the knowledge that I would be consummating the

lie when the day of the party came . When the day came it brought vindication , but also dissatisfaction . I felt vindicated because I had gotten what I wanted - to stay home instead of going to the party . When I told my friend , who called my house to ask why I was one hour late , that I would not be going because I was terribly busy she became angry and correctly assumed that I had not intended to go in the first place . I felt dissatisfied that I had had to lie to escape the obligation of going

I am a person who believes that , more often than not , the ends justify the means . This means that if a lie brings a result more favorable than a result borne out of the truth , then it is acceptable (of course favorable ' is an entirely subjective quality - what is favorable to one may not be favorable to another . Thus I believe in lying out of necessity . This was not the case , however , with the situation described above . Although it almost seems to be a trivial matter , the lie is memorable because it resulted in unnecessary trouble . All things considered , the lie brought more trouble than the truth would have...