Honesty is a policy that pays in the long run. There is the story of Lord Alfred Dreyfuss of France who was convicted for being a spy. He spent years in a jail far away from his native land & his countrymen hated him. Then one day the real spy got his story published & truth came out. Lord Alfred was restored to his original status with all honours & the nation was ashamed of the way it had treated him. All through the trial Lord Dreyfuss kept on saying that he was innocent.
Every religion tells us that we mist be honest. No one likes dishonest people because they cannot be trusted. The truth is always so simple. Dishonesty is like a web that has no beginning nor an end. Sometimes we are punished for being honest, but it is nothing compared to the pain & suffering we cause to others die to our dishonesty.