honesty is the chief and most honored virtue in this country. being dishonest is, for chinese, a shameful thing. but, to my dismay, more and more people are seen engaged in open and rampant dishonest activities nowadays. it seems that people no longer cherish honesty. students devise various strategies to cheat in examinations, write false resumes in job-hunting, etc.. businessmen wouldn't stop selling fake and inferior commodities unless they are caught. athletes desire to get an advantage over competitors by adopting stimulants. in a word, dishonest phenomena exist in every corner of the society.

　　however, i still value honesty because being honest benefits all of us. for instance, if businessmen are honest in product promotion or sale, their customers will get genuine satisfaction and will return to buy more, which is a win-win situation. we are partners in this interdependent world. if we could compete and cooperate in an honest manner, that is to say, on an equal footing, all of us would reap huge benefits and achieve greater success sooner or later.

　　in conclusion, it pays to be honest. i sincerely hope that people from all walks of life would be honest in their daily lives.