If you and your friend were getting ready to go to a party, and you spotted gigantic stains on one of your friends’ shirt, would you tell him? I personally would tell him, because by telling him the truth, I may embarrass him, but at least I’m saving him from showing off the horrible stain marks to everybody at the party. As such, from my perspective, I believe telling the truth is always the best solution in any relationship. I will further elaborate on my opinion on the following passages.
First, Richard Nixon is a former U.S. president who is well known for his untruthful actions in the Watergate Scandal. When running for elections, Nixon wanted to have unfair advantage over his opponents by secretly spying on his rival candidate. He tried to keep this immoral act top secret, but eventually the truth was revealed and shocked the entire nation. As president, Nixon was once respected and honored by Americans, but after his immoral act was discovered by the FBI, he disappointed and angered all his supporters. Hence, even today, we remember him not for his major accomplishments as president, but for his one dishonest act. Had Nixon confessed his crime, he would have been more respected today.
In addition, quite recently, I went through much turmoil because I refused to tell the truth to my best friend. When my best friend Sammy and I were both invited to a wedding, we decided to judge each other’s dresses for the occasion. Sammy was so excited to show me her dress, and it was very apparent that she loved her dress because she boasted about it everyday. When I finally did see the dress though, I was in absolute shock. It was a white long dress that looked only suitable fore the bride. I wanted to tell her the truth that it was rude to wear something white and fancy, because the bride should be the only one wearing white, but I decided to lie and tell her that it was gorgeous because I didn’t want to hurt her feelings. That lie turned out to be an enormous mistake. When we attended the wedding, people were horrified and many strangers told her outright that she was rude to wear a white dress. My friend was so mad at me for not telling her the truth that she refused to talk to me for at least three months. Here, it can be seen that lying caused me to hurt the friendship that I wanted to protect. Thus, telling the truth is always better than lying.
In conclusion, truth prevails all. At times, lying may seem like a better solution, but telling lies can do harm far greater than telling the truth. As can be seen with the examples of Richard Nixon and my personal experience, telling the truth is indeed, the most important consideration in any relationship.
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