Do you believe that honesty is an expensive habit?
By dpk262006
@dpk262006 (58675)
Delhi, India
December 11, 2017 11:08pm CST
It is said - "Honesty is the best policy". However, if you practice honesty and you are honest, do you believe that honesty sometimes proves to be an expensive habit? Do you think that If you are very honest at all the places and all the time, it could prove counter productive for you? I will quote an incident.
A couple was driving and they were stopped by the traffic police personnel. The conversation went like it:-
Cop to Couple - Sir, do you realize that you were speeding?
Husband: I am sorry officer, I didn't know.
Wife: What the hell, that's a lie I have been telling him for miles!!
Husband: Shut up!! No one is talking to you!!
Cop: Ok then, did you know that your license plate was expired?
Husband: No Officer, I didn't know.
Wife: He's again telling a lie!! I've been telling him for months!!
Husband: Shut the hell up! Nobody is talking to you!!!
Cop walks over to the wife's side and says - Cop: Mam, does he always talk to you this way?
Wife: No. Only when he's drunk.
If you would have an honest spouse like in the above incident, you would soon end up in jail unless of course, you are leading a life which is absolutely moral and legal.
What is your take on being too honest?
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
12 Dec 17
Yes, at some of the places showing our honesty could prove costly for us. 
Do you try to be always honest?
Do you try to be always honest?2 people like this
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
12 Dec 17
@JudyEv Yes, you are right that for clarifying a lie, we might have to tell 100 lies, so it is better to speak the truth. 
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@JudyEv (326100)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Dec 17
@dpk262006 Yes - because it is too much trouble to try to remember what lies I've told. I would trip myself up and get caught up if I told fibs.
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! Well that is, unless the wife really wanted to get him in trouble @dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
12 Dec 17
I think her honesty was too much for her husband in this particular case. Normally, no one would do like her.
. Normally, no one would do like her.1 person likes this
@much2say (53945)
• Los Angeles, California
12 Dec 17
@dpk262006 She may be "honest" but for a wife, she sure isn't standing by her husband's side!
She may be "honest" but for a wife, she sure isn't standing by her husband's side!1 person likes this
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
12 Dec 17
Are you identifying the wife in the story with yourself?
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@LeaPea2417 (36486)
• Toccoa, Georgia
12 Dec 17
Ha ha, still, we should be honest because lies do tend to be found out in the long run.
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
12 Dec 17
Yes, it is also true that telling a lie could be more troublesome then being honest.
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@FayeHazel (40246)
• United States
12 Dec 17
Funny story!
I know, sometimes being honest costs more, but I find, in the long run - that good things happen in return, so it evens out
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
13 Dec 17
Yes, you are right that honesty wins in the long run, so there is no harm in being honest with others.
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@FayeHazel (40246)
• United States
13 Dec 17
@dpk262006 Its true and in the long run it saves a person a lot of struggle
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
19 May 21
Glad you liked the story. 
. It was only a story, I agree with you that honesty is the best policy and if you are honest, you do not have to feel afraid of anyone.
. It was only a story, I agree with you that honesty is the best policy and if you are honest, you do not have to feel afraid of anyone.1 person likes this
@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
15 Dec 17
LOL... that never gets old. I needed a good laugh tonight!! And as far as telling the truth... I must be the worst one to try to get away with anything. My face gives me away every time!
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
15 Dec 17
It is good to hear that the post could make you laugh.
I understand that you just want to speak truth and even if you are trying otherwise, you face expressions tell the real story.
I understand that you just want to speak truth and even if you are trying otherwise, you face expressions tell the real story. 
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
12 Dec 17
Yes, she was too honest and her honest was like face palm moments for her husband.
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@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
15 Dec 17
Funny story! I would feel bad about not being honest but I guess in certain cases you just have to choose between being smart and being honest.
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
15 Dec 17
It means that you would follow the path of honesty in most of the cases. Yes, you are right that one needs to wise enough to decide when he has to act smart and when he has to act honest.
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