Cheating’s Surprising Thrill

 http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/07/in-bad-news-cheating-feels-good/

This article explains the feelings that are associated with cheating. Some people feel guilty after cheating but others feel a thrill afterwards. There were a variety of research studies discussed in this article, one in particular showed how on average, the people who cheated on a simple test experienced an emotional boost. Researchers noted that this was disturbing because that kind of positive emotional reinforcement encourages future cheating. It was discovered that people who cheating felt a sense of superiority and self-satisfaction that would naturally boost their mood. A main reason why people felt good about their cheating is because they were convinced that it didn’t hurt anybody so there was no harm.

This article relates to the concept of truth because if a person constantly continues to not tell the truth, it creates a bad habit of lying about everything, and at the end, that habit might get the person in really big trouble. They say that people experience a thrill after cheating, but if that thrill gets so addicting, it is possible to get in trouble not only with the law, but also with people you are surrounded by. The example this article provides is purposely putting wrong information on tax forms. That act is against the law, and may result in a fine or in extreme cases, jail time. There is no reason to take such severe punishment for something as ridiculous as lying. Also, if you constantly do not tell the truth to your family, friends, and people who surround you, you become a pathological liar, or in some cases, just like the boy who cried wolf. No one will respect you, and no one will believe you, even if at a point you might actually be telling the truth. That is why the thrill after cheating should be ignored, and people should be encouraged to tell the truth; the consequences are not worth it.