Truthfulness

Truthfulness

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Introduction: When man speaks just what is right, he speaks the truth. Truthfulness is a great virtue of mankind.

Importance: A truthful man wins the love and respect of all. People believe what he says. They can rely upon him. Truth is of great use in our practical life. If we are to determine the offence of a person, we have to depend upon the evidence of some witness. If they are truthful, we can arrive at a right conclusion. If they are not truthful, we arrive at a wrong conclusion.

Truth prevails in the long run: The world moves upon truth. Falsehood is sure to be detected. It will then bring disgrace upon us. To support a lie, we have to tell lies. We are always in fear of detection. Thus we lose peace of mind.

Truthfulness should be cultivated from infancy: Truthfulness is the mother of courage, justice, benevolence and all other moral virtues. If we do not cultivate truthfulness in our boyhood, it is difficult for us of shake off the habit of telling lies when we grow old. Besides, a nation cannot exist without truth. The nations which achieved renown and greatness in this world, always stuck to truth. So our young men should cultivate truthfulness.

Conclusion: According to every religion truthfulness is a good virtue. In Islam the holy Quran says that there is curse on liars.