When I was a child, my parents always told me to be honest. It’s a kind of virtue that we treat other people with honesty. However, when facing some situations, we usually choose to cheat others instead of saying the truth. Sometimes it may make people feel better, but most of the time, it actually make ourselves feel comfortable. The following is a most dishonest thing I’ve done.
My best friend in junior high was extremely good at taking notes. She could precisely take down what teacher said in the class. Therefore, everyone in our class liked to borrow notebooks from her. She was so nice that she would lend everyone who needed them. Only one thing she cared about was everyone who borrowed them should keep them neat and tidy. Nevertheless, one time when I was eating beef noodle at home, I split it and it flow over one of the notebooks of my friend. At that time, I was frightened and didn’t know how to do. Afraid of being blamed, I didn’t tell my best friend but just put her notebook back on her desk next day. When she found her notebook stained by oil, she was angry but didn’t know who did it. After that, she decided not to lend notebooks to everyone.
Although I didn’t confess at last, I always feel guilty when the thing came into my head. If I could go back to that time, I would rather choose to be honest than tell a lie.
Taking good notes is a useful skill. It's a shame that with PowerPoint slides, these days few students bother.
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