On the first day they met, he lied a little, but to cover the little lies, he had to use bigger lies. Eventually the lies could not be covered up any more. The day arrived when they would be in the water, and he had lied that he could swim. Slowly the boat sunk and everyone who could swim jumped in the water, holding out for the 50 yards swim.
He sat at the bow of the sinking ship. What lie could save him now? He sat and hoped for a miracle. The time passed, water rushed in, and he cried in desparation.
A stranger saw this and threw a miracle line to him. He saw this opportunity and in a few minutes he was on shore. Knowing that the old friends from the boat did not see this action, he thanked the stranger and promised to repay for his kindness. He promptly ran to his friends and talked about the dangerous water and the swim from the boat to shore.
"Thank God we could all swim!", exclaimed the old friends. He joined in, but never revealed the Strangers act of kindness. This was a secret. As far as the old friends were concerned, he could swim. So, as it was in the beginning, he began to weave a new yarn, but this time he was careful not to jump in the boat with them.
People can be so unkind to themselves.
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