Honesty In Philippines

Introduction

As Filipino citizens, we value honesty so much. We can encounter news reports about a man surrendering lost wallet or money to the authority or to the owner themselves. Truly, Filipinos value honesty that much. Even internationally, aside from being hospitable, we are recognized as honest citizens. But what do honesty really mean?

According to Wikipedia, honesty refers to a facet of moral character and connotes positive and virtuous attributes such as integrity, truthfulness, and straightforwardness, including straightforwardness of conduct, along with the absence of lying, cheating, theft, etc. Furthermore, honesty means being trustworthy, loyal, fair, and sincere.

Honesty is valued in many ethnic and religious cultures. "Honesty is the best policy" is a proverb of Benjamin Franklin; however, the quote "Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom" is attributed to Thomas Jefferson, as used in a letter to Nathaniel Macon.

Others have noted, however, that "Too much honesty might be seen as undisciplined openness". For example, individuals may be perceived as being "too honest" if they honestly express negative opinions of others, either without having been asked their opinion, or having been asked in a circumstance where the response would be trivial.

People nowadays really value and give significance to being honest. Why? It is because that when someone is honest, they gain much respect compare to those who cheat, lie and so on. People that are