Truth – The noblest of all virtues
Truth is indeed the noblest of all virtues.To be truthful is to say what one means and to act according to what has been said. Truth and honesty go hand in hand. Truthfulness means that you tell the truth when asked. Honesty means that you act fairly as well such as not stealing or cheating in an exam.
Many people though they think something yet in order to please others tell something different than what they thought. These people are untruthful and they cheat themselves and also others. Truthfulness is a virtue which is cultivated in an individual when he or she is young. When we were kids all of us would have told lies to our parents. It is the duty of the parents to guide their children on the values of truth and how important virtue it is. It in fact lays the foundation of building a man, his character. Since man is a social animal, it depends on how a man behaves and how truthful he is, that he is being respected in a society.
We have read in our primary school about the story of the shepherd who shouted “Wolf” “Wolf” in order to fool others but ultimately he himself was fooled when a real wolf came but no one believed him. And the consequence he paid was his life.Similarly if a person constantly speaks lies even if he tells the truth he will not be believed. Not only that it will bring disgrace to him as well to his family.
According to the Hindu mythology, king Yudhishtra the eldest of the pandavas was called “Dharma” since he spoke only truth. King “Harichandra” is still considered as a person who lived for truthfulness though he lost his kingdom and his family due tohis truthful nature.
Thus in today’s corrupted world where there is no place for virtues and meaning for moral values,it is up to to us to cultivate within ourselves this noble virtue which not only makes us a person of character but also enable us to reach greater heights as “Today’s children are tomorrow’s citizens”.
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