People would always like to hire the truth. However, I believe that sometimes it is better not to tell the truth. In some cases the truth is going to hurt someone and no good will be gained by it. If so, then I don't think that person should be told the truth. There are times when a person needs to know the truth in order to make an important decision. However, I believe that only telling the truth benefits the person being told.
If someone has said something nasty about a person, those words don't need to be repeated. However, what if a person has told a shameful secret to a friend and that friend has told the secret to others? Then that person needs to know that she can't trust her friend, otherwise, she might tell that friend other secrets.
Sometimes people need to know the truth before they can make an important decision. Suppose you're selling your house and you know there's water in the basement. Then you should tell the truth about that to anyone interesting in buying your house. If you don’t, you could be in trouble legally as well as ethically! However, you don't need to tell the truth about the cranky neighbor who lives next door. The neighbor may not be as cranky with someone else as he was with you. Sometimes it’s better not to tell.
To sum up, sometime the truth can be a good thing for others, but it also can be a bad thing for others. People have to decide when the truth could be told and when it could not.
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