That is interesting that you say this. It requires no effort on my part to tell the truth, it comes naturally. However, it would not come naturally for me to lie and I don't even know if I could do it. If I even I think about telling a lie I catch myself because I immediately feel shame and guilt. I don't know if I learned this growing up but I cannot ever remember being any different. After I became a Baha'i, my religious beliefs further confirmed what I already believed.
“Truthfulness is the foundation of all human virtues. Without truthfulness progress and success, in all the worlds of God, are impossible for any soul. When this holy attribute is established in man, all the divine qualities will also be acquired. “– Abdu’l-Baha, quoted by
Shoghi Effendi in
The Advent of Divine Justice, p. 22.
“Consider that the worst of qualities and most odious of attributes, which is the foundation of all evil, is lying. No worse or more blameworthy quality than this can be imagined to exist; it is the destroyer of all human perfections, and the cause of innumerable vices. There is no worse characteristic than this; it is the foundation of all evils.”
Abdu’l-Baha, Bahá’í World Faith, p. 321
Why would a person need to lie? A person would only need to lie if they did something wrong and they were caught or if they were trying to get something for themselves by lying. For example, I have been lied to constantly by con men on dating sites pretending to be who they are not. There is nothing more odious than this! Because of this I have become disillusioned about men and it is very difficult for me to trust any man is who he claims to be. On the other hand, this type of lying behavior make truthful men stand out when I do encounter them.
That is also what I believe about morality. I believe that truthfulness is the foundation of all other virtues.