A thought for today

I am not aware if anyone else out there does this, but I will insight you nevertheless. Today I noticed a habit of mine which both shocked me and left me needing answers. So there I am, faced with the everyday, even monotonous inquisition of "How are you?". My reply flooded out, laden with lies and deceit. "Yeh, I'm alright, just so tired!", with this relentless lie came the forced progression of a false yawn. Was I tired? Not at all, in fact, I had slept for just the right amount of time, in optimum comfort and felt bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. Why then, did I feel the need to splutter this flippant statement. I find it scary that I have become programmed to lie so frequently, as upon noticing this disturbing habit, I also hit the harsh reality that I use this lie upon every hearing of this innocent question. Why do I lie? And when will it end?