WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT TO BE HONEST

A DISHONEST PERSON WANTS TO ROB SOMEONE TO ENRICH HIMSELF.  AT ITS CORE , DISHONESTY IS TAKING SOMETHING THAT IS NOT  OURS.  IT CAN BE TAKING  MATERIAL POSSESSIONS, LIKE STEALING SOMETHING FROM A STORE. JUST AS BAD ,  HOWEVER , IS ROBBING  SOMEONE OF THEIR  REPUTATION OR SELF ESTEEM, TAKING  FROM THEM TO TRY  TO ENCHANCE OUR POSITION, CHEATING AT A BOARD GAME  SEEMS HARMLESS ENOUGH TO SOME, BUT IN FACT WE ARE ROBBING SOMEONE ELSE OF THE  AFFIRMATION OF VICTORY .