“Truth always pays”, were the words that were implanted in Shyam’ mind by his mother. He never ever got to face a dilemma in this philosophical context except once. Once he needed money to throw a party for his friends, but he found that the money that his parents had given him was very less. Little did he know as a child, So he asked for money on loan from an acquaintance. He didn’t realize at that moment that he was to be trapped soon. Day by day, the interest on the money increased and the four hundred rupees increased to ten thousand. He was being threatened daily to pay the money. So he decided to inform his parents. He was scolded by his father and he thought that he had invited trouble for himself. But his parents cleared his debts. He was very upset and thought that he shouldn’t have told them. But one day his mind was changed completely. He heard of a ** in a neighbouring house that took place only because of monetary affairs. He then realised that no matter how much he was scolded, one truth had actually saved his life. He learnt the lesson that truth is always better in the long run.
