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There are many principles and values all people live by. These values help them with dealing with everyday matters. Whether it is to keep their faith at all times or just respect everyone else the way they want others to respect them, it changes their lifestyle. The one law that I live by is honesty. I have always been taught that lying will just get me into more trouble than I might already be in. I have always tried my best at going without lying. Being honest is a quality all people need to have and use to go far in life.
Ever since I was a little kid, my parents have taught me to be honest because it is the right thing to do. As I got older, I realized something very important that could change the way people take me to be as a person. If just once you stop being honest and tell a lie it will dramatically change people's point of view of you and their whole way of acting toward you. When you tell a lie you lose that person's trust forever or have to work your whole life getting it back. You also are going to be taken more lightly on whatever you may say.
It is my personal goal to achieve great things in life and honesty will sure help me get there. For me right now losing somebody's trust would be a truly horrible thing to do. My parents would be stricter on the things they let me do and the places that they used to let me go to. My friends would never again tell me a secret or believe many things I told them. Other people would just keep me as an acquaintance instead of a friend. Whatever you do for a living or wherever you live, honesty is something important for all of us.
Honesty gets you much higher in life than getting into more problems like lying would. Lying can even get you into problems dealing with the government. I can already tell that the great and astonishing people I have met so far are all extremely honest people. Being dishonest to me in a way is like taking drugs. It will permanently reflect upon you and change everything about you. Not only that, but once you lie once you think it won't hurt you to do it again, until you finally have to realize what it's doing to you.
I hope that I'll never fall into a situation where I'll lie. Honesty is just as important to me as my family. Already, I know it is something that will improve my future and my relationship with all people. It is something about myself that I hope to never lose no matter what happens. Most of all honesty will help me no matter if I'm at school, home or just hanging out with friends. It is something that I hope my children will also have and appreciate.
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I strongly agree in your theory. I was in a relationship for almost four years and I realized three months a go that I was living in a lie and is have been so hard for me to understand why...
Posted about 3 years ago by Milu N. from Miami
I try to be honest in everything I do, and I agree with this story about the importance of honesty. However, I don't think that a lie will change you forever. I am a reformed compulsive liar. Anyone has the power to change themselves at any time. Your comparison of dishonesty to taking a drug only further convinces me of this point. I got honest when I got clean after an intense battle with addiction. Anyone can decide to change and recover trust if they're willing to work for it. It didn't take me a lifetime to regain the trust over my family and friends... it took between a few months (like my dad) and about five years (my worst enemies). There is hope for anyone to make positive change in her life and herself.
Posted almost 4 years ago by Lo C. from San Jose, CA
This theory makes sense and should serve to help people learn to be more honest.
Posted about 4 years ago by Miguel M. from Tucson, Arizona USA
Honesty is the human quality of communicating and acting truthfully.
Posted about 4 years ago by Kanchi from India
You are very very right honesty is the KEY to life!!
Posted over 4 years ago by Pedro F.E. from Lagos, Nigeria
Everyone has flaws. Promises to 'be good' are bound to be broken, often unwittingly, often carelessly, not because we're 'bad' but because we're human.
I don't promise to 'be good' but I promise to be honest for whilst uncaring deeds can be forgiven, dishonesty eats through the ties that hold a relationship or a friendship together.
Posted over 4 years ago by Jimbo from Laos
Honesty is as important to a person as breathing.
Building credibility takes years but is lost in a fraction of time with few uttered words.
Posted over 4 years ago by Aditya S. from Delhi, India
Today, my honesty was tested. Though it may cost me something I've dreamed of for all my life, I believe I passed that test. If I can't have it honestly, I truly don't want it. Your story is exactly how I feel. Thank you.
Posted over 4 years ago by Lisa B. from California, USA
Good.
Posted over 4 years ago by Mavel from Cebu,
I have a young nephew going through some tough times right now. Thanks for sharing this great story. I will be sure to pass it on to him. Every little possitive thing I see I like to pass on to him.
Posted over 4 years ago by Penny T. from Fayetteville, Pennsylvania USA
I completely agree with this theory. As I have come across many people whose life has turned miserable because of lying.
Posted over 4 years ago by Eram M. from Kolkata, India
Honesty is the best policy, it's not just a phrase, but if implemented at all walks of life it has best results.
Posted over 4 years ago by Zubair A from FSD, Pakistan
You have a good skill of writing, and that is true...just keep writing...
Posted over 4 years ago by Erwin from Japan
Honesty is something that helps you through life. I recently had a problem with it, so I know.
Posted over 4 years ago by Matt B from Georgetown, Texas
I completely agree with this theory. I believe that once you start telling lies, your whole life turns into a lie. Once you get yourself into it it's not something that can be easily fixed. Honesty is the most important thing to have in any kind of relationship, and also with yourself.
Posted almost 5 years ago by kati b from mesa az