In modern day life, it is almost impossible for us to be 100% honest.  This could be due to various reasons like family problems or corporate compulsions.  Sometimes to save a family member or to save the family prestige we have to tell a lie.  In workplace official lies are a part and parcel of work.  There is a certain amount of confidentiality to be maintained in big corporate houses which again is an extension of a lies.

However it is our duty to make all possible efforts to be as honest as possible.  That means wherever we have an option not to lie then we should strictly stick to it.  The benefits of being being truthful are:-

1) Telling truth always gives us a sense of satisfaction

2) We take pride in the fact that we are truthful to ourselves by not cheating our own conscience and that matters a lot at the end of the day .  That is something which give us lot of peace of mind, satisfaction and happiness.

3) Once you tell a lie, to cover up that lie you have to hundreds of lies which is unnecessary workload for your brain.

4) The more lies you tell, it will be more  difficult for you to remember after sometime.  Whereas a truth which is told can be remembered even after many years or decades

5) When you have a habit of telling lies, especially even for the smallest of things then nobody will believe you even when you say the truth.  This could prove dangerous especially in a crisis when you are in need of some help and nobody comes forward to help you.

6) When you keep on telling lies, you always live under a fear of your lie being found out.  That creates lot of stress and panic in your mind which eventually is harmful for you health

7) When your lie is finally caught, then it would be highly embarrassing for you to face that person.

A lie told in the good interests and well being of a person is better than trurth.  However the advantages of telling truth far outweigh the disadvantages and it is better to stick to truth as much as possible.

Regards

Satish