India, Jan. 16 -- While watching the Korean drama, My Lovely Liar, in which the heroine possesses the rare gift of detecting lies, I found myself wondering: Could human beings truly be blessed with such an ability? And if we were, would we actually want it?

We recognise exaggerations every day, yet we choose to accept them. When an advertisement promises instant noodles in two minutes or a cream that transforms skin in 15 days, we know it's improbable-but we want to believe. We crave quick solutions and effortless transformations. Similarly, when a woman says she'll be ready in five minutes or a man insists he'll fix that bathroom light today, we smile knowingly. It isn't naivety; it's a mutual understanding that hopeful words help us na...