Remember the time you did something wrong, as a kid?
And instead of lying about it, you decide to own it up and tell your parents about it?
However you got scolded, instead of being appreciated for speaking your truth.
And that becomes your worldview.
That is how you get to understand how the world works.
Are we doing the exact same thing with people around us?
By not appreciating someone for their vulnerability and truth, all we do is cultivate liars.
This reminds me of an incident when I was in third standard – I scored full marks in history (50/50, I was a genius) and I was thrilled as it was an amazing feat. I never checked that my teacher miscalculated I’ve actually scored a 49 ( still a genius). When I went back home and my parents looked at the copy they told me about it. Next day I went back to the teacher to inform her about the mistake and she corrected it. She wrote 49/50 + 1 mark for honesty. I was a kid didn’t understand the actual lesson behind this till I was much older. But it was an encouragement to not lie and own up the truth. Time and people were not too generous with honesty, but I think lying is a hassle and occupies unnecessary mind space.