Honesty comes in many forms. First there’s self-honesty. Is what people see the real article or do you appear through smoke and mirrors? I find that if I try to be something I’m not , I feel unsure of myself and take out a part from my PBA(personal bank account ).I love how singer Judy Garland put it, “Always be a first-class version(版本) of yourself , instead of a second-class version of somebody else .”
Then there’s honesty in our actions. Are you honest at school, with your parents , and with your boss ? If you’ve ever been dishonest, I think we all have, try being honest, and notice how whole it makes you feel. Remember, you can’t do wrong and feel right. This story by Jeff is a good example of that:
In my second year of study , there were three kids in my math class who didn’t do well . I was really good at it . I would charge them three dollars for each test that I helped them pass . I’d write on a little piece of paper all the right answers , and hand them off .
At first I felt like I was making money , kind of a nice job . I wasn’t thinking about how it could hurt all of us. After a while I realized I shouldn’t do that anymore , because I wasn’t really helping them . They weren’t learning anything, and it would only get harder down the road. Cheating certainly wasn’t helping me .
It takes courage to be honest when people all around you are getting away with cheating on tests, lying to their parents, and stealing at work. But , remember , every act of honesty is a deposit（储蓄）into your PBA and will build strength .

诚实有许多方面。首先是对自己的诚实。人们看见的是你真实的一面还是扭曲了的你？我发现果我想假装成什么，我会觉得很不自信，并且会使我的PBA（个人信用）降低。我喜欢歌手Judy Garland说过的那句话，“要做一流的自己，不做二流的别人”

其次是个人行为的诚实。你在学校里，在家里，在公司（在班上）诚实吗？如果你曾经不诚实过，我觉得我们每个人都有过不诚实的经历，尝试着变得诚实吧，感受一下诚实带给你的感觉。请记住，如果你做错了，你不会感觉很好。下面Jeff的故事就是一个很好的例证：

我上学的第二年，我们班有三个同学数学学得不好。我的数学可是相当棒。每次我帮他们混过考试，我会收他们三美元。我把所有正确的答案写在一张小纸条上，然后传给他们。

起初我觉得我是在赚钱，好像还是不错的工作。我没有想到过这个小动作会给我们几个人带来什么样的伤害。一段时间以后我觉得我不能再那样做了，因为以后会越来越难。抄袭当然没有帮助我。

当周围的人通过考试抄袭，向他们的父母撒谎，工作时偷窃而侥幸过关时，你要做到诚实真的需要勇气。但是请记住，你的每一个诚实的行为都会储蓄进你的PBA，而且都会成为你的力量。