Everyone love the virtue of honsty, everyone is taught to be honst when he is very young . I do this to my son . But one day ask me (((what's honsty )) I don't know how to explain, do you have agood idea on this?

Wow, good question. To me honesty is treating others the way I want to be treated. I don't want to be lied to, or stolen from, hit, screamed at etc...

Thanks for reply but if did not know what the honsty then how to say the truth?

Honesty to me is having the ability to say something everyone else is afraid to say. To tell the truth when the person asking a question doesn't want the truth.

Truth is subjective. The truth to one person, may not be the truth to another. For example, before we knew that the Earth was revolved around the Sun, It was the Truth that the Earth was the center of the Universe. I think that the truth is saying what you know to the best of your knowledge. I believe that dishonesty is saying something you know to be untrue, So Honesty is NOT saying something you know to be untrue.

I would probably explain this to me daughter with an example. Something along the lines of: If I asked you if you took a cookie from the cookie jar and you did, and you said you didn't. That would be being dishonest. Buy if you told me the truth, that would be being honest. Did I explain that well?

Thanks spitvenom I am still wondering what is the truth You did not answer my question my question is what the truth.. Yes, we can tell the truth when we know what is the truth, but we do not know what is the truth how to say the truth

Here are some dictionary.com definitions.

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True /tru/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[troo] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation adjective, tru·er, tru·est, noun, adverb, verb, trued, tru·ing or true·ing.
–adjective 1. being in accordance with the actual state or conditions; conforming to reality or fact; not false: a true story.
2. real; genuine; authentic: true gold; true feelings.
3. sincere; not deceitful: a true interest in someone's welfare.
4. firm in allegiance; loyal; faithful; steadfast: a true friend.
5. being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something: the true meaning of his statement.
6. conforming to or consistent with a standard, pattern, or the like: a true copy.
7. exact; precise; accurate; correct: a true balance.
8. of the right kind; such as it should be; proper: to arrange things in their true order.
9. properly so called; rightly answering to a description: true statesmanship.
10. Legitimate or rightful: the true heir.
11. Reliable, unfailing, or sure: a true sign.
12. Exactly or accurately shaped, formed, fitted, or placed, as a surface, instrument, or part of a mechanism.
13. Honest; honorable; upright.
14. Biology. Conforming to the type, norm, or standard of structure of a particular group; typical: The lion is a true cat.
15. Animal Husbandry. Purebred.
16. Navigation. (of a bearing, course, etc.) determined in relation to true north.
17. Archaic. Truthful.
–noun 18. Exact or accurate formation, position, or adjustment: to be out of true.
19. The true, something that is true; truth.
–adverb 20. In a true manner; truly; truthfully.
21. Exactly or accurately.
22. In conformity with the ancestral type: to breed true.
–verb (used with object) 23. To make true; shape, adjust, place, etc. exactly or accurately: to true the wheels of a bicycle after striking a pothole.
24. (esp. in carpentry) to make even, symmetrical, level, etc. (often fol. By up): to true up the sides of a door.
—Idiom25. Come true, to have the expected or hoped-for result; become a reality: She couldn't believe that her dream would ever come true.

Thanks sarah48375 I still wondring this is not what I meant all I meant my that We are sometimes can't see the truth ( we never have seen it) so How do we know the truth..

In additon I think its hard never tell lie, is it a honsty? No, in many cases, it will be considered as a fool. For example somebody say:" how are you"? With smile you 2 meet ,you must say fine thank you even if you had a toothache that time none will considre the answer is dishonest, but actually he lies

how are you"? with smile you 2 meet ,you must say fine thank you even if you had a toothache that time none will considre the answer is dishonest, but actually he lies

When you go to the gas station and an attendant says Hi how are you today, he really doesn't care how you are doing. He is just being polite. And I don't know about you but I'm not going to tell some guy I don't know what's going on with my life.

Same thing with people you work with of course the people I see everyday, when They say how are you doing I say oh my head hurts or great I just got this new computer. But I talk to a lot of people on the phone pretty much the same people almost every other day they ask me how I am doing but they don't care and I am not going to tell them how I am doing cause it doesn't matter.

So after making a short answer long, No I don't think it is a lie when you say you are fine when people ask how you are. You are just being Polite to even answer a question most people really don't care to hear an answer to.

This is sounding like it should be in Philosophy not Children. Your child might be too young at this point to understand the concept. The concept is simple - telling what really happened is the truth ("I broke the glass"), telling something that did not happen is not the truth ("daddy broke the glass"). Don't complicate things for a young child.

Thanks need karma and sptvenom I gree with you on this is politeness in this situation.but let us study another case on sutrday morning. You go to vistit your grandmather she is very happy to cook .some sweet cakes to entertain you . Because she is not skillful at cook.so that the cakes actually tastes bad... you are very polite and kind you don't want to hurt her heart.. what will you say to grandmather very delicious I really like it.. is this your right answer? Yes.is it alie? Yes .too . So what is honesty?

I know its just a simple qoustion but its hard

You know what honesty is. You can explain what it is to your child. Explaining tactfulness is different. Actually, if he dislikes the cakes, he can honestly, and politely say so. Or he can have a bite and say that he's not hungry for cake anymore.

My ten year old is tactful with her Grandma. She amazes me with her patience, Grandma forgets what she just said and says it again, and again. Later, I compliment my daughter on her tactful behavior, and she just shrugs and sighs. "It makes me tired, but I know that Grandma doesn't know that she is saying things over and over."

Honesty is best, with tact. Children learn best when they can take their cues from us so you can be there to help.

Just tell him the truth that you don't know what's honsty by nice way