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Eight Great Reasons to Tell the Truth

Barbara A. Lewis

1.  Telling the truth lets everyone know what really happened. There's less chance of misunderstanding. confusion, and conflict.
2. Telling the truth protects 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 mean, there are many reasons why you should be truthful. Yeah some might lead you into trouble but you brought it there. Usually lying about it even more just make the situation you got yourself in before telling such a lie worse than it was. Truth builds your reputation with people also which is at most great matter. If you disclaimer on speaking truth these people's trust that they once had for you are gone. You are nothing more than a liar to them and deserve not to be trusted what so ever with anything important. It is best to just say what things are instead of just twisting it in order for you to get away with certain things and play yourself the safe card. Truly lying about whatever really won't get you anywhere, well, it get's you to misery and disappointment, other than that, nothing more.