There have been times when all of us have lied or played a prank or two on someone else.
Most pranks are relatively harmless, but there are times when these so-called jokes do cross the line.
For example, two years ago, in my school, there was a really popular girl who also had a mean streak. There was a guy who was really shy, but also a bit weird and he had a huge crush on this girl.
She knew about his crush on her, but she ignored him mostly. On April Fools Day, she conspired with her friends to play a prank on this guy. She pretended to have an asthma attack right in front of him and couldn't find her inhaler.
Her friends weren't around, so this guy ran to the pharmacy across the road to get medicine for her. When he disappeared, they all began to laugh and quietly left the area. That night, there was a news broadcast about a young boy being hit by a car. It was that very same guy who was rushing back with medicine and he got hit - he was in the hospital for two weeks.
This is not a made-up story either - its real.
We see heroes in Comedies lying about their mothers dying to gain the heroine's sympathy; we even laugh at them.
But, in real life, do we even realize the repercussions of our actions? Would we even want our mothers to die? I dont know about you, but I certainly wouldn't even want to imagine such a thing, even if I'm really angry with my mother.
The question is: How far should a prank go? Are we justified in pretending death or a serious illness as a joke?
Is such a lie truly "harmless"?
Your views and opinions please!
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