Honesty
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Honesty
Honesty is one of the treasured values of a human being. Living life honestly means being willing to freely expose one’s true self to others. Honesty is essential because it acts as the glue holding people together. Also, honesty helps a person conquer problems and excel in their lives. However, is it always right to tell truth? First of all, honesty is the foundation upon which a person builds any relationship with his loved ones such as family or friends. By being honest with his loved ones, he will make them feel that they are trustworthy and close enough for him to be his true self. Thus, they are more assured that he values them and their relationship. The sweetness in the relationship, therefore, is more likely to remain. In contrast, a person will endanger his relationship with others even if he tells lies just once. For example, a child tells his mother that he will go to the library to study. However, he ends up going to a friend's party and gets caught by his mother. It is understandable that after the incident, the mother will not trust her son as much as before and doubt what he says later. Thus, it may lead to a misunderstanding and an argument. Eventually, the close relationship might be threatened. Honesty produces trust which is needed for a relationship to be sustained. It is inevitable that people have a tendency to rely on an honest person. Who will trust a person who always deprives others of knowing the truth?
In addition, honesty helps a person to conquer problems and excel in life. It is essential for a person to be honest with himself. Only when a person plucks up the courage to face his inner values and emotion can he get rid of the negative feelings which hold him back, and as a result, find the confidence within. The confidence is what he needs in order to handle problems and perform well. Moreover, trust is produced by honesty. Without trust, a person has no credibility which is at the core of being able to
Honesty
Honesty is one of the treasured values of a human being. Living life honestly means being willing to freely expose one’s true self to others. Honesty is essential because it acts as the glue holding people together. Also, honesty helps a person conquer problems and excel in their lives. However, is it always right to tell truth? First of all, honesty is the foundation upon which a person builds any relationship with his loved ones such as family or friends. By being honest with his loved ones, he will make them feel that they are trustworthy and close enough for him to be his true self. Thus, they are more assured that he values them and their relationship. The sweetness in the relationship, therefore, is more likely to remain. In contrast, a person will endanger his relationship with others even if he tells lies just once. For example, a child tells his mother that he will go to the library to study. However, he ends up going to a friend's party and gets caught by his mother. It is understandable that after the incident, the mother will not trust her son as much as before and doubt what he says later. Thus, it may lead to a misunderstanding and an argument. Eventually, the close relationship might be threatened. Honesty produces trust which is needed for a relationship to be sustained. It is inevitable that people have a tendency to rely on an honest person. Who will trust a person who always deprives others of knowing the truth?
In addition, honesty helps a person to conquer problems and excel in life. It is essential for a person to be honest with himself. Only when a person plucks up the courage to face his inner values and emotion can he get rid of the negative feelings which hold him back, and as a result, find the confidence within. The confidence is what he needs in order to handle problems and perform well. Moreover, trust is produced by honesty. Without trust, a person has no credibility which is at the core of being able to