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Honesty is the virtue
of being honest. And what is bring honest? Not being false; being
truthful; bring frank and sincere. And honesty is one of the ingredients
of a good human being. It is true that not anyone as a matter of fact
can be hundred percent honest through their lifetime. There are times
when harmless white lies need to be spoken to protect oneself and
others. But harmful dishonesty could cause a lot of trouble.
Let us see firstly, why does one need to tell a lie at all. A person
usually lies due to fear. The fear of telling the truth as that could
get them into trouble. For instance, a child breaks a glass and his
mother is very strict. When asked who broke it, the child would deny
having broken it because he fears being shouted at or beaten. But, if
the mother is understanding and not hot-tempered, the same child would
fearlessly admit to his mistake.
The habit of lying begins with such small incidents and progresses into
the more serious lies spoken. The more the child fears his parents, the
more the lies he would continue to speak at every stage, only because he
fears admitting what he has done wrong. And like each drop makes the
ocean, each mistake amounts to the larger mistakes, till there maybe no
turning back.
To be able to inculcate in your child the virtue of honesty in the first
place you have to be more patient and understanding with your child.
After all it is only human to err. If your child has made a certain
mistake for the first or second time then patiently explain to them the
wrong of it. However, if it is done the third time then strictly put
across your viewpoint. In this way your child will consider you their
best friend and confide in you no matter what it maybe. Remember respect
and honesty from them does not come out of enforcing your authority as a
parent, but your patience and understanding as a parent. Category
authored by Karishma Bajaj. Copyright
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