Prabha's contribution on truthfulness

"Truthfulness is the foundation of all the virtues of the world of humanity........When this holy attribute is established in man, all the divine qualities will also become realized." - Abdul Baha
Telling the truth is the foundation of all other virtues, as illustrated in the following story.
Once a man came to Prophet Muhammad and said, "O Messenger of God, I have many bad habits. Which one of them should I give up first?"
The Prophet answered, "Give up telling lies first and always speak the truth."
The man promised to do so and went home.At night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out, he thought for a moment about the promise he had made with the Prophet.
"If tomorrow the Prophet asks me where I had been, what shall I say? Shall I say that I went out stealing? No, I cannot say that. But nor can I lie. If I tell the truth, everyone will start calling me a thief, and I would be punished for stealing."So the man decided not to steal that night, and gave up this bad habit.The next day, just as he was about to drink wine, he thought to himself, "What shall I say to the Prophet if He asks me what I had done during the day? I have promised not to tell a lie, but then if I speak the truth people will start hating me, as a believer is supposed to abstain from drinking wine."
And so he gave up the idea of drinking wine, and gave up this bad habit.In this way, whenever the man thought of doing anything bad, he remembered his promise to tell the truth at all times.So in this way, he gave up all his bad habits one by one, and finally became a very good person.