According to a 19th century legend, the Truth and the Lie met one day. The Lie says to the Truth: "It's a marvellous day today!" The Truth looks up to the skies and sighs, for the day was really beautiful. They spent a lot of time together, ultimately arriving beside a well.

The Lie tells the Truth: "The water is very nice, let's take a bath together!" The Truth, once again suspicious, tasted the water and discovers that it indeed was very nice. They undressed and started bathing.

Suddenly, the Lie comes out of the water, puts on the clothes of the Truth and runs away. The furious Truth comes out of the well and runs everywhere to find the Lie and to get her clothes back. The World, seeing the Truth naked, turns its gaze away, with contempt and rage. The poor Truth returns to the well and disappeared forever, hiding therein in shame.

Since then, the Lie travels around the world, dressed as the Truth, satisfying the needs of society, because, the World, in any case, harbours no wish at all to meet the naked Truth.

Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1896.

How could Truth trust the Lie so much?

zoeA:
How could Truth trust the Lie so much?

because the lie had made several comments that were indeed true!

Anyway... this story is a wonderful allegory for the reality we face today. Nobody wants to see the naked truth!