Honesty: Choice Or Lifestyle?

Living in the world these days is really hard because people are no longer honest with each other. Being dishonest always causes problems that can lead to someone getting offended. It seems that in everyday life there is something someone can always lie about. In my opinion, I think lying is wrong and that people should always tell the truth, because everyone you come into contact will trust you. If you do lie, the truth will eventually come out, and if you do not lie you will have a clean conscious.

If you do not lie it will be a big advantage to you. Everyone you talk to or you know will trust you because they now that your not a liar. You will have good friends and a fulfilling life. For example, one of my best friends in school never lies. She has become someone who many people can trust. She is content to be someone who is trusted and admired by the student body.

Lying does not do you or anyone else any good; it does not resolve anything. Perhaps at first if you are a good liar it will resolve some problems, but eventually the truth will come out. When the truth does come out, situations worsen and problems arise. People sometimes get emotionally and even physically hurt. For example, if a couple breaks up, they may lose the great friendship they once had. It may unintentionally become physical pain if someone acts precipitately and hurts the other. This happens all the time in talk shows where people come out to confess about something they had been lying about. Then someone ends up getting hurt and acting impulsively. Nothing is worth losing over a lie.

The most important reason people should always tell the truth is so that they can have a clean conscious. If you lie, eventually, it is going to get to your conscious. You will be thinking about the lie and about getting caught. Having a clean conscious is the best thing one can have; it makes you feel good and you do not have anything to worry about. For example, when the affair that Bill Clinton had with Monica Lewinski was revealed, he denied