Give up principles because life.

I do agree that many people lost their ethics or principles in order to survive. For me, I shall not go beyond my principle to survive. I shall not lie because it is against my religion and my principle. I must try to persuade someone by the facts that I know. With good principle, I believe I can live better and happier.

Not telling the whole truth just to be able to do something important? I could not recall any incidents. But I rarely take those kinds of chances. I always want to be sure that I know what kind of job I am applying for and that my qualifications would fit the job.

I have never experienced this kind of situation , but i agree because people doesn't give us job we are honest and say i have no experience right? so better prove yourself so that people wont find it and that way no harm is done to them or you either.

I guess that depends. If your principles are right and wrong, then no, we must never give them up. Not saying that I haven't. I've bent my principles, broken my principles in half, and even just plain ignored my principles. However, everytime I did, because they were fundamental principles to the way I manage my life, I felt extreme guilt. The horrible feeling I had to live with wasn't worth whatever I got from giving up my principles. I guess I equate principles with my conscience. There are some rules, values, that are basic to who I am and what I stand for. To then undermine those and go counter to them, turns me into a different person. And I don't like that person. On the other hand, there are some principles, or values, or self-rules, that aren't really basic to who I am, they're more like preferences that I use to guide my life. For example, one of my principles is that it's better to be happy than rich. That's great, but happiness doesn't pay the bills. I think these types of principles can and should be given up if the need arises. Even with this principle, I would give up my happiness and do something that made me unhappy if I couldn't make rent. However, I wouldn't go out and steal to get the money. I do have the luxury of knowing I have other options so I could do other things. And of course, why we're giving up the principle has a lot to do with it too. I would give up my stealing principle if my daughter's life depended on it, for example. Just a few thoughts.