I think the worst lies are those we believe about our selves, our worth, our essential humanity; this is the worst betrayal: that we believe we are unworthy to exist, or to exist without mercy...I found this quote today and it gets at what I've been trying to express:

"The danger is not that the soul should doubt whether there is any bread, but that, by a lie, it should persuade itself that it is not hungry." (Simone Weil)

Survivors...have such hungry souls. May we all be nourished.

Roo