10/21/2007: "Cheating"

This time my topic is cheating. Whether it is cheating on a test or cheating on a significant other. Both are basically cheating. Most people has come to the consensus that cheating is ''wrong''. But why is it that people do it anyways. Is it because some find it invigorating. Or is it just a quest to do better. Or maybe it is because you are tired of the old and just want the new. According to the random dictionary laying in my house the definition of cheating is: ''to act dishonestly; practice fraud''. Although that definition is loose it is still true. Every single scenario that can think of that is considered ''cheating'' falls under those words. So now that we have figured out what it is and how we do it lets ask the question of why it is ''wrong''. Well the first thing that pops in my mind is because it is ''dishonest''. But what if that person gave you permission to be cheat off of them. Is being dishonest about...say one question that you forgot to study about wrong. And my answer is yes and that goes for the rest of you that are reading this. Most of you would say yes. Now going to the other side of cheating, that is cheating on a significant other. Now that is even more ''wrong'' than on the others that we have discussed. Now going back to the question of why people do it. Why do people cheat on their wives, girlfriends, boyfriends, husbands? In my opinion, if you are unsatisfied with a significant other then just end the relationship and save the drama! It will also save a lot of the emotional scars if someone did cheat. It just seems to me that it is just plain...for lack of better words...stupid. Now I leave all of you that have read this to ponder the questions that have come up in this message. After all it really is time to be honest in today's society. Cheating is not the way to get better in life.