Describe a time when you were cheated/ when someone lied to

you/ someone did not tell you the complete truth

 what was the occasion
 who was the person
 what did he hide about
 why do you think he did not tell the whole truth
Well, to be honest, it was my 16th birthday and my mother planned to throw a surprise party for
me. When I got up in the morning, I observed that everybody was behaving strangely and nobody
in the home wished me properly. When I asked them what is the matter, they just shrugged their
shoulders and said that it was the routine day. I was very upset on that day. Anyway, I went to
school without taking care of anybody, my friends were also behaving strange, when I went near
to them, they changed the topic. Actually, my mother invited all my friends and told them to keep
it a secret. After school when I reached home, I realized that my mother decorated the drawing
room with balloons and baked a special chocolate cake for me.
Suddenly, when I saw all the arrangements I let my all hairs down. She had hidden the whole
plan from me because she wanted to see my happy face.
When my friends came home we enjoyed the birthday party together. We also ate snacks and
danced a lot. It was a rememberable day for me as we had a whale of a time.

Follow up Questions (Part 3):

Question: Do you think telling white lies is acceptable sometimes?
Answer: well sometimes you can bend the truth if they are told so as not to hurt the
sentiments of the other person. They have good cause so it is alright to tell white lies. For
example, a mother hides from his child that she is suffering from a fatal disease and may not
live long.
Question: Do you think honesty is the only important quality that should be in a person?
Answer: No I don’t think so. Honesty is important but intelligence, helpful nature, a good sense
of humor and many other things are equally important.

Question: Do you think to be completely honest all times can be not good?
Answer: Yes, sometimes being too honest means being too blunt and may sound rude or hurt
the other person’s self-esteem. For example, if a four-year-old child makes a drawing which you
think that this drawing is not good, you can still tell the child that she has done a good job. That
will encourage the child to draw again and become better. Similarly, at times a doctor may have
to tell a cancer patient that he will get well, even if the chances of recovery are next to nil.

Question: Do you think children should be taught honesty in young age?

Answer: Yes they should taught honest at young age. Honesty is something parents can teach
without any extra effort. They generally behave and act as parents do. So if parents are honest,
so are the children.