What's The Point of Being Honest When It Doesn't Pay?
Honesty is the best policy. How many times have we been encouraged since we were little to always tell the truth and be our real selves? We grow up believing that being a good person means being honest. We integrate honesty into our lifestyle, choosing never to cheat, and realize that being truthful yields genuine relationships. As we mature, as the world exposes itself, and as we encounter people with vast experiences, another truth begins to unfold before us, one that baffles us: We are told to lie. What? But lying doesn't get you anywhere. It's wrong to lie. We don't want to be known as a liar, a manipulator, or a deceiver. You hold fast to morals and ethics, anchors in a confusing world. Guess how much time it takes you before this ideology clashes with reality? Almost immediately. The second you step into a classroom. Are you seriously going to tell your teacher you were watching a marathon of your favorite movie series rather than doing your homewo...