Writing essay: Honesty

To start with, it is obvious that honesty is the name that society gives to a human quality. So a person who practices honesty is an honest person and someone who is honest will always tell the truth and he or she will never deceive other people.

However, honesty is a value which is widely demanded in our society. That's why children are taught to honest. And later in their lives the same children will be asked to be honest in their jobs, relationships and so on.

On the other hand, it is a very well-known fact that honesty is not the best thing in some situations. For instance, when a friend asks for our opinion about her new dress. In that moment you should tell her that it is beautiful, because what she is really looking for is your support. Thereby you avoid hurting her feelings.

There are other situations in which may be better to tell a small lie or "white lie": when a friend asks for your opinion about his new car, when someone is ill and you tell him that he looks better although it is not true, and so on.

On the contrary there are occasions when telling the truth is really significant without thinking about the problems it can cause. For instance take the case of a judge or policemen in their daily work.  It is assumed that honesty has to be practised by them. Furthermore our social relationships are based on honesty. It would be impossible for us to trust in our friends or in our family if they were liars.

In conclusion and from my point of view, honesty is the best policy when it comes to important issues. But to tell a white lie if the situation requires it and it is minor, it is no inmoral.