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, or 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.

These are the greatest top 8 reasons to always tell the truth. When you tell the truth and you are honest you get many good/positive rewards in exchange. For an example of a positive reward, is when you tell the truth and you are honest you feel secure about yourself and you feel peaceful in the inside. When you tell the truth you get other to experience and learn from what happened. The most efficient benefit when telling the truth is that other people trust you even more and they will come to you when they need someone to confide in them.