TRUTH

            Today’s blog is to talk about what I believe about truth and what I think about it.

I believe that truth is one of the most important virtues in this world that keeps it going.  Truth is always hidden in this world.  There are always times where truth is tried to be kept hidden.  I have seen a lot of movies where this is shown.  One movie that I saw was about someone accidently running someone over with their car.  They were scared to tell the police that they did it so they hid the body themselves and planned to act like nothing happened.  They lasted about a week or two and got caught for murder and more importantly hiding the murder.  Their time in jail was made much longer due to the fact that they hid the murder.  If they had just told the truth about what mistake they have caused, they wouldn’t have been in jail as long as they did.  What I realized about truth was that truth will eventually be revealed.  No matter how hard someone tries to hide it, it is impossible to get rid of the truth.  Even though it might take a long time until the truth is revealed, it will get revealed. 

            Truth is something that is needed to keep this society running.  It sometimes seems like truth is not really what is important but it will eventually become the main topic or issue.  My parents always tell me that lying is the guiltiest sin.  My dad even told me that when I don’t listen to what he tells me to do, I will get scolded but if I get caught lying, he will just kick me out of the house.  This shows how importantly he thinks of truth.  He even put it higher in value than following what he tells me to do.

            Truth is something that is needed to keep the world a fair place.  If truth is broken by some people, and they take advantage of that, they might be able to achieve something the easy way out while everyone else is working hard for it.  For example, if somebody in the government is bribed by a rich person for a spot in the government and he gives it to him, how would the people who worked half of their life for a spot in the government?  I have a friend that wants to be a government official and he is working really hard to achieve his dream.  I can’t even imagine what he would think of a person who bribed people to easily get a spot on the government.  As you can see, if truth wasn’t broken and kept strong, the person that was bribing would have not gotten a position in the government, which is correct. 

            Truth is what keeps relationships together.  This “relationship” doesn’t only refer to a husband and wife relationship but also friendship relationships.  When there is a break of truth between any relationships, it shakes and becomes bound to break.  Even the toughest relationships can be broken when there is no truth between them.  Imagine a couple that has been married for 30 years but lie to each other every day.  That relationship that went on for 30 long years can be broken in a single day.

            Truth is something that has to exist in this world for it to be peaceful.