Tuesday, August 7, 2007

False Speech?

A few days ago I bumped into my lecturer. He asked me, "How are you doing?" I wasn't in good mood, but out of formality, I replied, "Good."

Was I lying? If I didn't want to lie, how should I reply?

4 comments:

kai said...

Unless I have something to share with the person, I would do the same too. I would like to thank the person who ask me "how are u". At least this would cheer me up a little bit.

khengsiong said...

kai,
That is what I do also. But as I Buddhist, I wonder if this constitutes false speech.

kai said...

Then you have to consult with the chief monk, I guess. Haha...

Yan said...

Answer him "fine" next time. "fine" is a concept cover a lot more than "good".