[originaltext] I read in the newspaper the other day that we tell between tw

I read in the newspaper the other day that we tell between two hundred and three hundred lies every day. It makes me wonder if honesty is still important.
    There are so many times when we just seem to expect people to be dishonest rather than honest. We expect individuals to try to take advantage of other people whenever they can. And we sometimes expect politicians not always to be honest in their dealings. And we even expect students, sometimes, to cheat on exams or to do things to help their scores. I wonder that if it’s really fair to these people, because I still think there are honest people.
    The other day a very good friend of mine and I were in a restaurant. When the cashier gave him back his money after we got out of the restaurant, he realized that he had ten or fifteen dollars more than he was supposed to have. He didn’t even hesitate at all. He went right back in and gave it back, and of course, the cashier was very happy.
    But, I was pleasantly surprised, because it means that there really are people running around who are honest.