Good people can become bad.

I was told from young that everyone is born good but circumstances, influence and wrong teaching can make a good man do bad things. I saw a TV show which two good cops which one was shot dead in action. Before his death, his partner came to know that his partner have some engagement with a drug deal because of his gambling debts. The circumstances of his owing money for gambling make him do something bad even he has been a good cop for many years. After he was shot dead, his partner have two choice. One is to tell the truth and that will spoilt his partner's name and reputation or he can keep quiet and tell the story that his partner die in the line of fire. He choose to keep the good name of his partner and was haunted by this lie for the whole of his remaining career in the police. Both of them are good cops and they have been deligent and capable in their job but circumstances have make them to bad things. To judge whether it is right or wrong, it is a difficult decision and it depends on the personal thinking or principle of each person. On the surface, it is wrong to tell a lie even if it is a white lie. But what is the consequences if by telling the truth, it brings more suffering and pain to the people close to the matter. By keeping quiet or telling a lie, it can have an happy ending. The lie did not caused harm to any people and is it wrong ? If telling the truth brings more pain and suffering. It is a difficult question and there is neither right or wrong in this situation. It depends on you and your thinking and judgement. Namaste.