Cause and Effect of my Naivety

Introduction

In the life-long journey, there are certain events that get glued to the mind based on their distinctiveness or the effect they have on us. One such event that has changes my life and my approach is the minor and harmless mistake I made and the consequences that I had to bear because of it. One day, I had to see my girlfriend and I thought of leaving early. I lied to my employer that I was not feeling well. I told my reporting authority that I had to leave and go see a doctor. There was too much of work that day and my reporting authority had to re-assign my work for the day to another resource. I got caught red handed sitting in a restaurant with my girl friend by another employee who was off for his wedding. Hence, I am jobless and stressed.

The cause

There is always a reason why a person lies to another. I too, am the kind of person who would not lie for no reason. I had a huge fight with my girl friend when I forgot her birthday. A few days before her birthday, I was so busy that I couldn't give her much time. She was I'll and all I could manage to do was call her up once or twice a day to ask after her. She is a very sensitive person and took this very seriously. She thought that I was ignoring her and when I forgot her birthday, she was convinced that I was no more interested in the story. Hence, the major reason behind lying to my employer was that I wanted to make up with my girlfriend and tell her that I really love her and that she truly means the world to me. Hence, I planned to spend the day with her and for that I lied to my employer as he would not have let me leave without a genuine reason.

The effect

When my employer found out that I had lied, he called me for a meeting to confess that I had lied to him. When I admitted that I had, he suggested that a dishonest and irresponsible employee like me was a burden on the organization. Hence, I had to be terminated. This came as a jolt to me as I was not expecting such harsh a reaction ...