Dishonesty will compromise the quality of life

Sometimes, we find that people achieve their objectives by dishonest means. Successful people in the field of business, politics and even religious preaching achieve objectives by tricks and dishonest ways. Therefore we tend to believe that honesty is not very effective in today’s world.

Close scrutiny, however, reveals otherwise. Undoubtedly people achieve their short term objectives by dishonest means but they are invariably distanced from their ultimate aim. Sooner or later dishonesty is invariably revealed and we are made to pay back in the same coin by the unavoidable law of karma which operates with mathematical exactitude. We invariably feel the prick of conscience for dishonest deeds and thereby lose the joy of the outcome.

When some compromise with honesty pays dividends, why should we stick to honesty to lose and opt to suffer? Given the choice, most of the people will prefer preya, or the pleasurable compared to shreya or the really superior.

If we accept honesty only as a matter of policy we have the choice to be dishonest. But if we accept honesty as a matter of principle we have no choice irrespective of the outcome.

Our success does not depend on achieving every objective, but in winning the battle of life by achieving peace and happiness. What we achieve through dishonesty ultimately gives more unhappiness than happiness . Honesty gives happiness throughout irrespective of the end result.