Eight Great Reasons To Tell the Truth

                    Eight Great Reasons To Tell the Truth

                                By: Barbara A. Lewis

1.Telling the truth let's everyone know what really happened. There’s less chance of misunderstanding, confusion, or conflict.

2.Telling the truth protects the innocent people from being blamed or punished.

3.Telling the truth allows everyone to learn from what happened.

4.You usually get into less trouble for telling the truth other than for lying (and getting caught).

5.Other people trust you more when you tell the truth.

6.You don’t have to tell (and remember) more lies to keep your story straight.

7.You gain a reputation for being truthful - a trait most people value.

8.Telling the truth helps you to feel secure and peaceful inside.

I agree with these reasons. Telling the truth always has its benefits unlike lying. It’s true that you get into less trouble when you tell the truth compared to when you get caught lying. For example, let’s say you get an F on your test and your teacher tells you to get it signed by your parents. You should just tell your parents the truth about your grade and just try to improve it next time. You should also let your parents sign it. But if you decide to forge your parents’ signature and turn it in to your teacher, you’re lying to both of them and you’re risking the chance of you getting into more trouble than you would’ve gotten in the first place if you just told your parents the truth. You also do feel peaceful because once you tell the truth, there’s nothing to worry about because you’re not hiding anything. If you were lying to someone, you would constantly be feeling worried and anxious about getting caught or making up and remembering more lies for someone to believe you.