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AlwaystellingthetruthisthemostimportantconsiderationinanyrelationshipThetraditionalvirtueoftellingthetruthinallsituationsisincreasinglydoubtedbymanyintoday’sworld.manybelievethattellingthetruthisnotalwaysthebestpolicywhendealingwithpeople.moreover,thelineofa“truth”isbecomingmoreandmorevague.thisessaywillexploretheimportanceoftellingthetruthinrelationshipsbetweenpeople.weallunderstandthatoftenthetruthisoffendingandmaynotbeaverynicethingtobothhearorsay.liesorwhiteliesoftenhavetheiradvantages.themanipulationofwhiteliesisthemostobviousthebusinessworld.howmanytimeshaveweheardthatsomeproductis“thefinest”or“thecheapest”?howmanytimeshaveweheardthatproductshavesuchandsuch“magicalfunctions”?advertisingisaboutpersuasion,andmanywouldagreethatifacompanyistotelltheabsolutetruthaboutit’sproducts,noonewouldbeinterestedinevenhavingalookattheproducts.thesamelogicappliestohumanrelationships.ifyourfriendhadwornanewlypurchaseddressonherbirthdayandenergeticallyaskedyouifitwasaworthybuy,wouldyoufreelyexpressyouropinionthatyouhadneverseenadressastheoneshe’scurrentlywearing?andspoilherbirthday?Unarguably,hiding(entirelyorparticially)thetruthinsomesituationscanbequitehandyindeed.Confrontationsanddisputescanseeminglybeavoided.however,thereisalwaystheriskfactorofthetruthemergingsoonerorlaterwhentellinganuntruth.thebasictrustinanyrelationships(businessman/customer,friends,parents/children)willbeblotched,andwouldhaveanimpactonthefuturerelationshipbetweenbothparties.thestoryofthe“theboywhocriedwolf”fullyillustratestheconsequenesoftellinguntruths.noonewillbelieveyouwhenyou’retellingthetruth.yourwordwillhavenoweighting.inaddition,another“badfactor”oftellinguntruthsisthatyouhaveabsolutelynocontroloverwhenthetruth(ofpreviousuntruths)willemerge.untruthsbreedpaininbothparties:tearswhenthetruthisuncoveredafteraperiodoftime;fearandtheburdenofsharinga“secret”.inthelongrun,itseemsthathidingthetruthisnotbeneficialtoeitherparty.Everyonehatesbetrayal.evenifitisthetrendtooccasionallyhidethetruthinrelationships,itisstronglyrecommendedthatnottofollowthattrendastheriskandtheconsequencesofthetruthunfoldedoverwhelmstheminimaladvantagesonecanderivefromnottellingthetruth.Afterall,itisunderstoodthatrelationshipsarefoundedon“trust”whichgoeshandinhandwith“truth”.Indeedtellingthetruthisthemostimportantconsiderationinanyrelationshipbetweenpeoplealways.