▶ Your Answer : Most of us have been taught the importance of the truth since we started leaning speaking. Moreover, the important principle is told as well in conventional wisdom, 'honesty is the best policy'. However, I do not want to vote for the traditional ideal because there are some unavoidable situations needed in order to have a good relationship with others. For one thing, telling the truth all the time can often result in hurting others' feelings, making others anxious or frustrated. Specifically, in the case of when someone asks for an opinion about their appearances, if you say something like 'you are really fat and ugly', or 'you are a bad dresser' , which you think it is true, the other, whether he or she is your friend, family member or acquaintance, will be really hurt and frustrated with your bitterly true words. In that case, you may as well better tell a lie like, Oh, you are fine, or That color looks great on you, in order to maintain pleasurable and sound relationship. In addition, telling the truth can occasionally lead to more lies. It can happen to some people because the obsessive idea that you must tell the truth teaches you to hide certain circumstances or issues from the others. In particular, there are some people who do not want to reveal their private lives or thoughts in detail from their characteristics. Those who are very introverted or sensitive persons sometimes prefer not to say something as it is. However, we can not judge them that they are liars. Instead we have to respect their different personalities from one another in order to maintain well-rounded friendship. In short, it is not always wise to tell the truth. Sometimes it may as well better to tell a lie and understand the other's differences in order to have a good relationship. |