I found this to be a good lesson to meditate on throughout the day as it offers a great insight. It is better to not lie than to allow a lie to spread when this happens it only gets worse and worse and will always be worse than the truth would have initially been.
I have also learned this lesson the hard way on many occasions but fortunately I came out of the other side of the dark side of the tunnel and into the light and have been able to channel the energies that once spawned negativity into a positive approach to the world and to my fellow man. I am always thanking for the blessings and realizing that truth is the only way to continue. I have sworn off lying in life and it is a wonderful experience.