it-pays-to-be-honest

Discussiontopic:Itpaystobehonest.Doyouagreewiththat?Stateyouropinion.ItPaystoBeHonestByChenYuelingHonestyisthebestandeverlastingpolicy.However,itstrikesmeasoddthatweareunderanillusionoflivinginfictitioustimes.Beingtooembarrassed,almosteveryoneofusfailstoadmitourdishonestyandsaysit’snormal.Isthatnormal?I’mafraidnot.AsitdidinthecaseofSonghuaRivercontamination,peopleinHarbinweretoldnothingconcreteaboutthecauseofthewateroff.Thisledtomuchmisunderstandingandfear.Apparently,thereisnoconcealingthetruth.Toavoidlosingcredibility,thegovernmentandcompanieshadtotellthetruthintheend.Tobeupfront,honestandtrustworthyisnotaneasytaskforeverybody.Here’sanotherexample.Whenyoulookaround,youmaybesurprisedtoseehowpiratical盗版的productsarefloodingChina’smarkets.Andpeoplearesellingandbuyingthembrazenly厚脸皮地.Themanufacturesthatproducecopyrightedproductsaresufferingalotbythiskindofdishonesty,sotheyhavetoprotecttheirintellectualpropertybymeansoflaw.Hopefully,justiceisalwayspassedonthem.Butyet,thingsseemtogetworse.Weareignoringourprecioustraditionalwealth—honesty,littlebylittle.Now,I’matloss.Isimplycan’tconceivewhatitwillleadto.Lyingworksinthesamewayashurting.Butanyhow,factsneverlie.Togainourselvesahighreputation,weshouldbehonest.Meanwhile,acampaignagainstdishonestyisvitalaswell.Toourgreatrelief,ourgovernmentwerealwayssettinggoodexamplesduringthespreadingperiodsofSARSandthebirdflu.Lessonsarelearnedfromtheminmanyways.Theyknowit’smuchbettertoavoidacrisisthantodealwithit.Also,ourgovernmentarebentonbuildingaharmonysociety.Tosomedegree,honestyreconstructionisontheway,thoughitisquiteahardandpermanentproject.Fromthestatementsabove,it’sevidentthatitpaystobehonest.