Honesty Is The Best Policy

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Honesty is the Best Policy



Can you think of the thing that can completely ruin a person’s reputation? Would you guess this thing also can save someone’s life? Yes, this thing is a lie. There are actually too many categories of lies to name them all, but I have chosen the three most told lies in my opinion: little white lies, lies that can get you out of trouble, and of course, the lie that can hurt feelings.
Some will not admit this, but everyone tells little white lies. It does not matter if you are two years old or if you are 85, you have told a white lie. It is my belief that white lies are not bad, as long as you are not compulsive about it. In fact, I believe that it is named the “white lie” for the reason that the color white represents Heaven, meaning you will still get into Heaven if you tell this lie. For example, a white lie would be when your mother calls you at your house from her work place and asks if you have done your chores yet. Of course you have not, but you tell your mother, “Oh yea, I finished it like an hour ago.” You only tell her this fib to make her happy, and so you will not be scolded. Even though this lie seems to be the most told, it causes the lesser amount of damage.
Ah, the most common lie amongst us teenagers: the Lie That Gets You Out of Trouble. “Allison Kay, what in God’s name made you get home at this hour of the night?” Naturally, any teenager knows that when a parent hollers the first AND middle name, it is time to whip out the Lie That Gets You Out of Trouble. “Momma, you see, my friend got stuck in a ditch, and we all had to, uh, go pull her out, and we were all muddy, and uh, then we were thirsty after all that labor, so we umm, went to Shop Rite and bought us a Dr. Pepper.” And, believe it or not, but I am beginning to realize that my mother is not stupid, and catches on when I tell her this particular lie. Actually, this lie is the humorous ...