Subscribe to the BlogWhenever people face a problem be at home or office, and then if they have an opportunity to escape out of the problem by telling a lie, 99 out of 100 people opt for that. And in reality even companies do that with the administrative authorities by cooking up the books and records.
But at the end of it all, not being truthful affects the mind functioning of the concerned person internally and if the damage done by his / her untruthfulness results in any major damage to somebody else, it hurts them more.
And being truthful pulls you down at the time of uttering the truth , especially by bringing immediate harm / trouble to you. But there is also an immediate benefit to you in terms of good personal feeling that you have not hurt anybody else. Companies can also be truthful to the authorities and their business partners which in turn could only improve their value in the minds of every single person dealing with them.
Once big companies show the way, the entire corporate sector and also the employee groups in practicing the good value. Many health studies by leading American Universities over the last two decades have shown that many health issues can be avoided by being truthful.