Honesty is the Best Policy

Honesty. It is one of the best qualities a person can have. In the wise words of my teacher, Mr. La, "No frontin yo. Aight?" Honesty is necessary for healthy relationships with everyone you encounter. In order for a healthy relationship to occur, trust needs to be present. You need to be able to trust other people, so you in turn should be someone other people can trust. 'Christians must be committed to the truth and always on guard against lies and the illusions that are created by these lies.' - Christian Morality

If honesty is not present, people can get hurt. Telling lies is not only harmful to the liar, but harmful to other people as well. 'Well meaning people sometimes lie to avoid confronting people with an unpleasant truth.' - Christian Morality. Other times, people lie to get away with things that they've done, or sometimes to make themselves look better in the eyes of others. No matter what the reason, lies hurt others. They destroy people's relationships. When lies are told, trust disappears. Once trust disappears, it is very difficult to get back, and reparations must be made to repair the trust. It may never be the same.
So how do we avoid a broken relationship with God and others? 'When we fail to be honest, at the very minimum we damage our own personal integrity.' - Christian Morality. We want others to trust us, so we must remember that lies hurt ourselves and others. We must always be truthful to keep our integrity in tact. If we keep our integrity together, then we will be seen as trustworthy, and are capable of healthy relationships.