A friend of mine X told me that another friend Y committed perjury in front of a bunch of people. The perjury related to X's character. An elderly gentleman Z insinuated that my friend X had done something borderline unethical. Y, who is very close to Z and who knew exactly what X did, chose to keep quiet in the group meeting and let the insinuation hang. Y committed perjury by omission. Matter of fact whatever X did was on the specific request of Y.
Y and Z are the senior members of the group to whom everyone else reports in.
My friend X was aghast. She spoke with Y. Then X recounted her conversation with Y.
I [X] asked her whether it waa wrong to be honest or sincere. She [Y] laughed at me and said, "this is why I like you. It's not. But at times you should know when to lie also" (Y thus acknowledged the perjury indirectly).
Y went on to tell X lovingly that X didn't understand her, Y, at all.
Very touching. In the whole business, X's reputation has been tarnished. But then it was done in the larger interest. Whose interest?
X didn't understand that her reputation had to be tarnished for the greater good of the institution and didn't willingly accept to be sacrificed. So naive of X. Sure X didn't understand Y at all.
Yatha Raja, Thatha Praja - As the king (Z) is, so are his subjects (Y).
X didn't understand that her reputation had to be tarnished for the greater good of the institution and didn't willingly accept to be sacrificed. So naive of X. Sure X didn't understand Y at all.
Yatha Raja, Thatha Praja - As the king (Z) is, so are his subjects (Y).
It's interesting to note that Y and Z are in the business of imparting integrity and ethics among other things to hundreds of souls.
It's a good thing X, my friend, is female and Z is male. Had the genders been the other way around, Z could have accused X of molesting. Of course, for the greater good only.
The end justifies the means, no?
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