Values and Virtues Essential to

Human Relations:

Being Truthful to Oneself and to

Others
 Minding My Ways
Instruction: In your notebook, put a check (/) mark in the box before the item.
Which of the following acts would you do without having second thoughts?
Your Strengths, Capabilities, or Skills

1. Admit that I am wrong and say sorry.

2. Save my sister/brother from embarrassment
by agreeing with her lies.
3. Tell on somebody who lies about something
to stop him/her from spreading more lies.
4. Tell the person directly that spreading lies
does nothing good but more harm.
5. Lie because everybody around me lies
anyway.
 Minding My Ways
Instruction: In your notebook, put a check (/) mark in the box before the item.
Which of the following acts would you do without having second thoughts?

Your Strengths, Capabilities, or Skills

6. Not take truthfulness seriously.
7. If people believe in you, they will know when you
are telling the truth or lying.
8. When I witness lies in the family, I should not do
anything about it because I have to protect my family.
9. When I witness my enemy, saying lies, I should
expose him/her.
10. When I hear my best friend making mistakes, I
should not correct it so as not to hurt him/her.
 ACTS AND CONSEQUENCES

Choose two from the statements above and examine your

consequences on you and the people around you.

Statement 1: ________________________________________
If I do this, I will _______________________________________________
As an effect of my action, other people will
_______________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________

Statement 2: ________________________________________
If I do this, I will _______________________________________________
As an effect of my action, other people will
_______________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
Discuss your answers with your seatmate and
get his/her reaction.
Does he/she agree with you?
Why/ Why not?
Overview of the topic
The learners will recognize the importance of truth, the ways of
showing truthfulness, and the effects of not being truthful.
Truthfulness is not easy to learn, and we have a strong tendency
to defend and protect ourselves, sometimes at the cost of truth.
We find ourselves comfortable in the habit of saying what is
untrue to save ourselves.
Overview of the topic
As a matter of fact, we are not helping anyone when we are
untrue. We only lose our integrity as people when we take the
risk of ruining human relationships.
However, being truthful in words and actions shows
commitment to the truth and a strong conscience. This is
essential to developing strong human relationships.
Overview of the topic
Moreover, the importance of truth can be related to the 4 th
Commandment of the Catholic Church, which Jesus Christ
himself follows and lives by. Through this, the learners will
be able to understand that this value is grounded in the
teachings of Jesus and are essential in developing
understanding of the importance of truthfulness in words
and action to human relationships.
 Lesson Focus
Developing understanding of the
importance of truthfulness in words and
actions to human relationships

Values for the Lesson

TRUTHFULNESS
 Why is being truthful to oneself
and to others important in human
relationships?

Lesson Essential Question

 In this lesson, you will …

Learning ● Recognize (a) the importance of truthfulness, (b)

Objectives: ways of showing truthfulness, (c) effects of not
being truthful ; and
● Examing cases of youth voilating truthfulness;
● Explain that being truthful in word and in action
shows commitment to truth and having strong
conscience.
(Pre-Assessment)

Direction: Answer the following statements and write the

best answer on your notebook.

1. Which of the following words BEST describes honesty?

a. Lie
b. Truth
c. Denial
d. Deceit
(Pre-Assessment)

2. Let's say you running in the hallway at school and

an adult tells you to stop running. What do you do?
a. Tell the adult it was your twin brother
b.Keep running
c. Hide
d.Stop running, walk, and admit you were breaking
a school rule.
(Pre-Assessment)

3. When you are at school and follow the rules, only take
what belongs to you, and always tell the truth then you are
being honest. Why is this important to keep friends, stay
out of trouble, and make good decisions?
a. You are showing you have a good character.
b. Being honest helps you succeed in school.
c. When you are true to other’s you are true to yourself.
d. All of the above.
 (Pre-Assessment)
4. There was a shepherd boy who watched his flock of sheep on the hill
outside a village. One day he decided to play a trick on the townspeople
and began to cry, "The wolves are eating my sheep!" All the people from
the village came running to help but the shepherd boy just laughed
because he had fooled them. The boy played the trick on the villagers a
second time but then one day he spotted a real pack of wolves coming up
the hill. He desperately cried, "Help, Wolves! Wolves are coming to eat
my sheep!" Do you know what happened next?
a. He scared the wolves away.
b. The boy laughed at the wolf.
c. He herded the sheep to safety.
d. No one came to help the boy because he had tricked them before.
(Pre-Assessment)
5. In the ancient days before the moon lit up the sky, there was a Cherokee boy,
Blackfox, who was the ball player in his tribe. His village always won games.
They played another Cherokee village on the other side of a ridge. As the game
progressed, Blackfox realized he was not playing well and his team was losing.
When he thought no one was looking he broke the rules of the game to make a
score. All of a sudden, the boy and the ball began rising higher and higher in the
sky. That night, a miraculous thing happened. The Cherokee people could see a
bright silver ball in the night sky with the face of a boy. From that day forward,
each time the Cherokee villagers saw the moon, they were reminded to do which
of the following?
a. Always play by the rules.
b. Work before play.
c. Go to bed after playing soccer.
d. Make sure no one is looking before cheating.
(Pre-Assessment)

6. In a classic Italian fairy tale, a wooden boy has a

spell placed on him by a blue fairy. Every time he
tells a lie something happens to him. Do you know
what happens?
a. He sits in a corner.
b.A star falls from the sky.
c. His nose grows longer.
d.He goes to bed without dessert.
(Pre-Assessment)
7. Long ago a young boy borrowed a book about the life of George
Washington from his teacher because he loved to read. This young boy
lived in a cabin. When he wasn't reading books, he placed his books on a
shelf in the cabin so they would be safe. One night a terrible storm came
and rain poured through the cracks of the cabin and soaked the book,
ruining it. Knowing his teacher would make him pay for the book, what
do you think this young boy did?
a. He told the teacher what really happened.
b. He told the teacher that he didn’t know how it got wet.
c. He told the teacher someone else dropped it in a puddle.
d. He told the teacher someone stole it.
 Knowing What is Good

“Truth is absolute.”
It cannot be changed by perception, campaign, advocay, dictatorship and other man-
made half-truths. It cannot be colored nor twisted by bias, motives or intentions.
Therefore, you cannot say, “It depends on the situation. If _________, then _______” or
“Since everybody is doing it, it must be true.”
Remember, truth cannot be changed, whether you practice it or not, it remains the
truth.
 Knowing What is Good

Truthfulness begets love and kindness. When you see that

your friend is wearing something that will cause others to
disrespect him/her, tell him/her so. When you think an idea
is not agreeable to you, even when everybody else is, say
it and explain why.
 Knowing What is Good

When you get into trouble for failing to do your responsibility,

admit your fault and suffer the consequence. Yes, this is not easy
to do and you will feel uncomfortable most of the time,
embarrassed. Nevertheless, the truth shall set you free. When
you admit the truth, you gain integrity, and people will relate to
you with acceptance, love, and kindness.
The Value of
Honesty
“You shall not steal. You shall not deceive
or speak falsely to one another.”
-
“Huwag kayong magnakaw; o
mandaraya; o magsinungaling ang
sinoman sa kapwa.”

Leviticus 19:11
● What do you think about having
value for honesty in all things or
situations?
● Why do you feel it is important to
have honesty in your personality?
Honesty is choosing not to lie, cheat, or
cheat in any way.
A person with honesty experiences God's grace, such
as peace of mind and respect for himself. Others trust
the person who is honest in all occasions and
situations in life. A person with honesty builds
strength in character that can be used so that they can
provide great service to others.
 It's a great challenge to live honestly.

The determination to practice honesty in word

and deed is an important ingredient in forming
good character in a person.
 What is Honesty?
Honesty is a value in which people live the actions
that are right, good, and appropriate for the
situations that have happened in their lives.
Good character can be seen in the honesty of
words and deeds.

On the other hand, dishonesty in word and deed

can be seen in cheating and lying.
 May katapatan ka
ba sa iyong salita at
gawa?
Bakit ba
nagsisinungaling ang
isang tao?
 Prosocial: Self-enhancement
4 basic types
Lying to protect Lying to save face, to
of lies: avoid embarrassment,
someone, to benefit
disapproval or
or help others.
punishment.

Selfish: Antisocial:

Lying to protect the Lying to hurt

self at the expense of someone else
another, and/or to intentionally.
conceal a misdeed.
By: Wendy Gamble (2000)
Prosocial: Lying to protect someone, to benefit or help
others.

This kind of lying is usually

done to protect and not
harm or punish others.
Self-enhancement: Lying to save face, to
avoid embarrassment, disapproval or
punishment.
Selfish: Lying to protect the self at the expense of
another, and/or to conceal a misdeed.

Lying for personal gain.

“He lies to save himself instead of accepting

the blame or appropriate punishment for
what he did.”
Antisocial: Lying to hurt else intentionally

Religions teach us that it is a sin to lie, hide, and

not tell the truth in necessary situations in life.

Example:
Your neighbor lied with the intention of defaming your
mother because she didn't give her a loan and said that
your family was stingy and bad-mannered.
What are the reasons why a person lies?

1.To make oneself happy.

2.To avoid undesirable consequences
and ways to avoid them.
What benefits come
from being honest
in word?
 What benefits come from being honest in word?

1. You will gain the trust

and respect of others as an 2. You become an
honest person. They will example to your
choose you as a friend or neighbors because for
workmate because you have them you are a good
a word. It means that what example of being
you say is definitely what
honest in word and
you do.
deed
 What benefits come from being honest in word?

3. Your stress levels are

4. You prove that you are
usually low because your
trustworthy. It becomes
conscience is clear and you
easy to get their support
act according to the correct
and help in times of
assessment in every
personal distress or the
situation you face. You sleep
need to help others.
well, you have an appetite,
and your face has a
beautiful aura.
What are the characteristics
of a person who is honest
in his work?
1.He will not cheat, deceive, or lie just to get
what he wants from others.
2.He is not blinded by money to do something
forbidden or wrong that makes the majority
suffer more.
3.He does not distort the truth to be admired
and accepted by the people he is with.
4. He will not take things that do not belong to
him even if he has the opportunity to do so for
his own sake.
5. He will try to do what he said or promised as
proof of his loyalty.
6. He will accept, explain, and apologize in the
event that he failed or did not complete or did
not fully fulfill the promise made.