2. My father was a very honest man.
He owned a hardware store. He had the same customers for many, many years.
They always respected him for his honesty. He never sold them poor-quality hardware. He never became rich in money, but everyone in our small town was his friend, and his family loved him very much. He died a very happy man. ___________________________________
3. I had a college roommate who never told a lie, even when it would hurt someone's feelings. Some people didn't like him, but I respected him a lot. He became a lawyer and helped improve the large city he lived in. There are many criminals in prison because of him. He became a judge and then a senator. He always told me the same thing. ______________________________________________
4. I'm generally a very happy woman. However, sometimes I have trouble in conversations. My problem is that I hate lies, but I also hate hurting people's feelings. I want to be kind, but sometimes the truth is hurtful. When I got to my 60th birthday, I made a decision._______________________
5. I'm a teacher and I really want to help my students. It's hard sometimes because I hear so many strange stories every day from my students. Last year, a student told me that his cat ate his homework! I didn't believe him. I telephoned his mother and father. The story was true!______________________________________________
6. I'm a used car salesman. I know that we have bad reputations, but I am actually very honest. When a car has a problem, I tell the customers. When the customer just needs a basic car, I don't try to sell something expensive. Because I'm honest my business is always good. Many customers come back years later to buy another car.
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