THOUGHT TO PONDER: An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie, for an excuse is a lie guarded. From: Pope John Paul II
Don't you just hate it when people say they can't do this or that even if you know they can? Well I certainly believe that if the person is willing he or she will find a way to do things, but if the person does not have the will then he or she will find all the excuses in the world.
I'm sure all of us have in one way or another experienced being invited to a party which we would so love to attend because we know it will be a lot of fun and all our friends are there. However, some things seem to come up which would attempt to prevent us from attending that party. Nevertheless, we will look for all possible ways to attend it, even if we come in late. In the same way when we get invited to a party which we do not feel going to. Even if we have nothing to do, we come up with excuses (a guarded lie) to give us a valid reason not to go.
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