Do you consider yourself an honest person or...?

Since we were kids our parents, uncles, aunts, family in general told us that we must always tell the truth. We have been educated not to lie. However, when we grow we realize that it is not always convenient to tell the truth and it's better to tell a little lie.

On the one hand, there are people who are truthful and who don't like deceiving other people to get something, although there are some situations where they must do it. Then, when they lie they feel bad because they have a psychological make up of an honest person.

On the other hand, there are people who love lying, who get up and go to bed lying. This kind of people are untrustworthy because you can't rely on them, they might be saying the truth or the opposite. Moreover, they don't feel guilty of what they do, they think their behaviour is normal and that is a big issue because if all people thought the same, the world would be a hostile place.

To conclude, I think that not to lie is like a discipline which has to be teached since since we born. From my point of view, I'm an honest person and I always tell the truth. Politicians should do the same and not to lie so many times.There is a well known proverb by Benjamin Franklin which is this: “Honesty is the best policy”.

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