The Importance Of Telling The Truth

As a child, the golden rule was hammered into my small mind. Tell the truth because it is important. My mother had told me, “Maria, tell the truth. Telling the truth will help avoid trouble in the long run.” I had since then held telling the truth on a higher pedestal than lying, even if it was a “white lie”. I have noticed that telling the truth can also put one into trouble as well. The truth is only golden when the situation at hand is neither dire nor one where an individual would find oneself in trouble. The golden rule, telling the truth, is called the golden rule because the truth is what most people desire. People would rather be hurt with the truth than comforted with a lie. In situations, I have found myself wondering which is …show more content…
The truth is what people admire and respect. The truth is what is favored more often than other qualities. When a person is asked what they admire and prefer about another person, they often say honesty. When it comes to the circumstances of a relationship, honesty is the thing both people involved are interested in. Of course they look for other things such as a sense of humor, similar taste in activities and trust, but they want honesty that their potential partner is the things that they say they are. Honesty is often the key to another person’s heart. Honesty also aids in getting out of situations. If a person is honest about what their intentions are, the person who questioned them appreciates their honesty and from then on, they will assume that the individual in question is honest all the time. For example, if I wish to partake in an activity, I must be honest with my parents. If I tell them that I am going to a basketball game and McDonald’s afterwards, I must do so. I cannot lie to them and do something else. I cannot lie to them because their trust with me depends on my actions. Honesty will get me out of a bad situation with …show more content…
If one is honest of their intentions, they build a trust with another individual because their honesty is valued. An example would be the basketball game situation explained before. I would maintain the trust between my parents and myself. However, if an individual is too honest, they may destroy trust. For example, if a close friend shares a secret, they trust that it will be kept. If that secret is out, then they ask how their secret was released to their peers. If they are told the honest truth; that their friend accidentally slipped up and let it out, their trust is most likely