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/^t/First of all, in situations when telling untruths becomes a way of life, moral disapproval should be expressed. It is extremely dangerous when people create a better, more interesting image of themselves by means of lying. They seem to be attractive, full of energy, and successful while in reality - without the false mask they are boring, passive and have a bad luck. Lying helps them to make experiences more amusing and their personalities more colourful. However, at the same time they show an untrue picture of themselves. Their behaviour as well as their disgusting, tricky lies ought to be condemned. Humans are expected not to tell stories created by their vivid imagination but to tell the truth. Liars would go to any lengths to achieve their goals - they would do everything to get a job they want, to find a reliable friend they dream of, or to attract a person they want to fall in love with. They would do all of that at the expense of honest, truly responsible beings whose moral values should be awarded. However, instead of a prize, they usually receive a feeling of pain and deep disappointment. Because lying hurts people. It may do a lot of harm to those who believe blindly in the deceptive stories. It is important to remember that people would feel disappointed and may even lose their strong belief in others when they have realised they were lied. Taking into consideration the sufferings and feelings of those who were deceived, lying should be disapproved.