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It is impossible to be completely honest with your friend

Some people say that it is our obligation to be honest with our friends because being dishonest with your friend can hurt both your friend and you when the truth come out. And it would deconstruct your friendship. In some extent, they make a point that honesty is the basis of a friendship, but it is impossible to be completely honest with our friend considering the private life we need and other situations.

Firstly, admittedly, being honest is the foundation of a good friendship, it can help us trust each other and maintain the friendship. You can’t make any friends without honesty, even if, the friendship won’t last long. Some big firms even consider being honest to be the precondition of hiring an employee. In modern society, honesty is seen as the most precious quality in one’s personality.

However, because of the explosion of the information, nowadays people become increasingly more aware of their privacy. No one is willing to reveal every detail of their private life to public even to their intimidated friend because trusting friends totally may bring you to a dangerous situation. For example, my brother Kim, who comes from a rich family, had a best friend, Jim, who lives in the same dormitory in university. Kim was so honest with Jim that he told every details of his family condition gradually. Several months later, my brother was kidnapped by some knaves who ask 500 thousand dollars from my uncle. The police saved my brother 5 hours later. Finally, the police got to know that one of the knaves was Jim, who kidnapped my brother for sake of lust of lucre

Furthermore, it may be a better idea to tell a lie to your friend instead of telling the truth sometimes. There are certain circumstances that require dishonesty to your friends because hiding the truth can help them maintain a good state of mood. It would be necessary for you to tell a white lie to your friend if your friend is severely ill. Hiding the truth can make him/her stop overthinking and maintain a positive attitude which is good for the recovery.

In conclusion, we should be honest with our friends under the condition of protecting individual privacy or maintaining a good state of mood. Therefore, being completely honest is impossible for us to get alone with our friends.