by Wayne Leon Learmond

Created on: July 17, 2011   Last Updated: July 26, 2011

Honesty is not a ‘policy’ at all, but rather, it is a ‘state of mind’. It is whether a particular person is naturally honest or not, as to whether they will show that 'honesty'.  When one looks at this world, with all the corruption - not just within society as a whole - but within our own governments - is it any wonder that people ask the question: why should they be honest?

It is certainly true that there is no justice in this world. The rich and powerful continue to get richer, and more powerful, while the rest of us look on and wonder why we follow rules and regulations [which are set by the rich] when they themselves break those very same rules daily? It seems the more dishonest a person, the more they seem to thrive and prosper. While, at the same time, those who are too honest never get anywhere - and certainly never prosper.

If one really looks at it, then does being honest really pay? It seems that if one is too honest, then they get nowhere in this world. Which then brings us to say that honesty is NOT always the best policy. However, honesty depends upon what ‘context’  and circumstance it comes under.

Obviously, if one is witness to a murder, or to something else that could pervert the course of justice, then one would say that honesty is always the best policy - rather than tell lies. But this article is playing ‘Devil’s Advocate, and stating that being ‘honest’ is not always the best policy. As for affairs of the heart, again, it depends on the situation, as each situation depends upon the factors that are involved. Should one always be honest when it comes to affairs - affairs that could end up splitting a marriage, or a relationship?

Should the one who is having the affair come clean, and tell the truth? Again, this depends a lot on the situation - and on how ’honest’ the person is. If one partner has had an affair, and then the other - some time later- follows suit, [without even knowing that their 'significant other' has had an affair] then who should be honest first? Maybe the relationship was going nowhere, and was getting stale anyway?

Maybe the relationship had run its course and there were simply too many arguments about the smallest of things? Maybe if one had said nothing about the said ‘affair’ then he or she could resolve their differences with their partner as time passes by. After all, a lot

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