Is Honesty The Best Policy?

All my life I have lived by the notion that it is best
to be honest. I have never felt that any good would come
from lying or cheating. I have lived by the way I would
want to be treated.

After all these years, my thoughts are beginning to
change. Its the first time, in all my life, that I ever
felt that being honest may not be the right way to be.

Have you ever known someone that has all the things you
wish you had, and seems like no matter how much they lye
and cheat, they always get what they want?

I certainly have known a few people like that. People that
will come to you asking to borrow a few bucks because they
need to fix their car, or pay a bill, and will pay you back,
but never do. You feel bad and never ask for your money.

Then you find out that they just went on vacation for 2 weeks.
Or how about the people that go to a restaurant, eat most of
their meal, then they complain that the food was terrible,
and refuse to pay. Free meal.

How about the people that cheat Welfare. I know someone that
was collecting a Welfare check for a son that was MARRIED.
These people lived like Kings and Queens. Talk about cheats!

I had a relative ask me to go into business with him, if I
put up the money. He already had work, and needed money for
supplies. He said, just give me $1,000 cash, so he could get
the supplies, and he would do the work. I didn't have to do
any work, just give him the money.

I said I will go with you to get the supplies, and help do
the work.

The very next morning, to my surprise, he left town. It was
planed all along. The plan got messed up because I didn't
give him the money. And this was a relative!

How can people like this live with them self?

Am I missing something?

Is that the only way you can get what you want?

How in the world can these people feel good about doing
things like this?

What am I doing wrong?

These are only a few of the types of people that I have
personal knowledge of.

So sad. So sad that there are REAL people like this. These
are the same people that would go crazy if someone did
something like this to them. These are the people that
SHOULD have these things happen to them.

I'm not a vengeful person, but I sure would like to see
the day that these dishonest people get what they give.

So, is honesty the best policy?

At this time in my life, I just don't know.

What I do know is that I will never change. I live
an honest life, always have, and I assume I always will.

Right or wrong, its all I know.

You cant teach an old dog new tricks.