Why should that man be honest? Because honesty is everywhere around us. First of all, honesty is the foundation of our life. "Confucius said: people don't believe, and they don't know what they can do." People think that if people don't keep their promises, they will have no position in society and can't do anything. Secondly, honesty is the way to maintain a family. Wei Yan, a famous minister in the Tang Dynasty, said: "The kindness of husband and wife, if you are not sincere, you will leave." As long as husband and wife, father and son, and brothers are honest and trustworthy, they can live in harmony and achieve the goal of "home and everything". If the family lacks honesty and mutual distrust, the family will gradually fall apart. Then, honesty is the basis of making friends. Only by "making friends widely and keeping promises" can we achieve the purpose of "trusting friends", selfless talk and selfless help. Otherwise, if friends are full of hypocrisy and deception, there will never be real friends. Friends are based on honesty. Then, honesty is the law of governing the country. Zuo Zhuan said: "Faith is the wealth of a country." It is pointed out that honesty is the fundamental magic weapon for governing the country. Of the three, Confucius would rather "join the army" and "go to eat" and insist on retaining "the trust of the people". Because Confucius believed that "the people can't be untrustworthy", if the people don't trust the rulers, the political affairs of the country are simply untenable. Therefore, the ruler must "win the trust of the people", as Wang Anshi said: "Since ancient times, people have been driven by sincerity, and a word is more important than gold." Then, honesty is the soul of doing business. In modern society, when signing a contract, businessmen expect the other party to abide by it. Honesty is the best competitive means of various commercial activities, the soul of market economy and the real "golden business card" of entrepreneurs. Finally, honesty is the best medicine for the soul. As the old saying goes, "It's good to be sincere on the other hand." Only by being sincere and true can we make our hearts clear, calm and peaceful, bring the greatest spiritual happiness to people, and it is a good medicine for people to comfort their hearts. If people don't talk about honesty, it will lead to social disorder, mutual distrust and endless troubles. As the article "Lv Chunqiu Gui Xin" said, the monarch and his subjects are not trustworthy, the people slander the court, and the country is not at peace; Being an official is not trustworthy, not afraid of being long, it is light; If rewards and punishments are not believed, the people are easy to break the law and it is difficult to give orders; If you don't keep your word when making friends, you will hate each other and can't date each other; If all the workers don't believe it, the quality of handmade products will be rough, shoddy and the paint dyeing will be incorrect. It can be seen that dishonesty is harmful to society!
Generally speaking, honesty is an indispensable virtue for self-cultivation, maintaining family order, making friends, doing business and even politics, which shows the importance of honesty in human society.