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 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.

Reflection: what i think this means is that you should always tell the truth because you would not have to worry about remembering all the other lies you have told or to whom you told them to. Telling the truth gets you out in truble as well as the people around you. And telling the truth lets you have a good reputation like people will trust you more and they will want to be around you.