Japanilainen butotaiteilija Ken Mai vierailee Naamio ja Höyhenessä esityksellään PADMA/Lotus. Lotuskukan, henkisen avautumisen ja puhdassydämisyyden symbolin, juuret ovat mudassa, sen varsi kasvaa läpi veden kohti valoa, ja pinnalla se avautuu hämmästyttävän kauniiksi kukaksi.

Augustine's taxonomy of lies

Augustine of Hippo wrote two books about lying: On Lying (De Mendacio) and Against Lying (Contra Mendacio).^[1] He describes each book in his later work, Retractions. Based on the location of De Mendacio in Retractions, it appears to have been written about A.D. 395.^[2] The first work, On Lying, begins: "Magna quæstio est de Mendacio". From his text, it can be derived that St. Augustine divided lies into eight categories, listed in order of descending severity:

• Lies in religious teaching.
• Lies that harm others and help no one.
• Lies that harm others and help someone.
• Lies told for the pleasure of lying.
• Lies told to "please others in smooth discourse."
• Lies that harm no one and that help someone.
• Lies that harm no one and that save someone's life.
• Lies that harm no one and that save someone's "purity."