1. 　　Itisusuallybettertobehonestthandishonest.Sometimeshonestymaygetyouintroubleorhurtsomeone,butonthewholetellingthetruthisbetterthanlying. 　　However,therearemanydishonestinstancesinoursociety.Inthefirstplace,manymerchantscheatthecustomers.Takemyneighbor,XiaoWang,asanexample.HeboughtaTVsetwith2,000yuanaweekago,butnowitdoesn’twork.Inthesecondplace,somestudentscheatonexamsinordertopasstheexamsorgethighmarks.Lastbutnottheleastimportant,manyrichprofessionalscheatthegovernmentbyevadingthetaxes.LiuXiaoqingisagoodcaseinpoint. 　　Onthecontrary,honestynotonlybringsushonorandfriendship,butalsomaterialgains.Tobeginwith,ifwearehonest,wewillbetrustedbyotherssoothers’trustwillgiveusself-respectaswellassocialcompanionship.Inaddition,otherpeople’strustwillalsobringusinstrumentalsupport—financialaid,materialresources,andneededservices.Sotosumup,itdoespaytobehonest. 　　2HonestyIsGold 　　Honestymeansspeakingthetruthandbeingfairanduprightinact.Hewholiesandcheatsisdishonest.:Thosewhogainfortunesnotbyhardlabourbutbyothermeansisdishonest. 　　Honestyisagoodvirtue.Ifyouarehonestallthetime,you'llbetrustedandrespectedbyothers.Aliarisalwayslookeddownuponandregardedasablacksheepbythepeoplearound.Onceyoulie,peoplewillneverbelieveyouevenifyouspeakthetruth. 　　However,inthetideofcommodityeconomytoday,itseemsthatmoreandmorepeoplebelieveinmoneyatthesacrificeofhonesty.Tothem,amongsuchthingsashealth,beauty,m6ney,intelligence,honesty,reputationandtalent,honestyistheonlythingthatcanbeeastaway.Theydon'tunderstandorpretendnottounderstandthathonestyisthebiggestfortunehumansown,andthatitistheprerequisitefordoingeverythingwell.Ithinkthesepeoplearetobepitied. 　　Inshort,honestyisgold.Honest,yourreputationwillbecomegreat;dishonest,yournamewillbespoiledandyourpersonalitydegraded.Therefore,weshouldnevermakesuchanexcuseas"Alittledishonestyisonlyatriflething.Weshoulderadicateimmediatelytheseedofdishonestyonceitissowedinourminds.