1. You borrow someone’s device (Smart Phone, Laptop etc) from a friend and accidentally break it.
2. Consider the Consequences
2.1. 2. Your friend forgives you but is still angry at you for breaking their item
2.1.1. 1. Your friend realizes that you replaced the item and forgives you, or gets angry at you for not telling them
3. 3. Don't tell them and keep making excuses(make up a story)
3.1. 4. Tell your friend you broke the item and offer to replace it.
4. Explore the Alternatives
4.1. 2. Apologise and tell your friend the truth
4.1.1. 1. Don't tell your friend and replace the broken item
5. 3. Your friend realizes that you have been making excuses and stops being your friend.
5.1. 4. Your friend forgives you and knows that you are a good friend since you offered to replace the item, but you may have to buy a new item.
6. Identify Your Values
6.1. 2. Your honesty can affect your decision making and can make you tell your friend the truth.
6.1.1. 1. You may not be brave enough but are conscious enough to know that you have to make up for your mistake which can lead you to being dishonest but still be doing something right.
7. 3. You may not be brave enough to tell the truth so you start lying to save yourself
7.1. 4. Your conscience and honesty can make you aware that you breaking your friend's item is wrong, leading you to try to make up for breaking the item by telling the truth.
8. Decide and Act
8.1. Steps to achieve a plan:
8.1.1. 1. Call your friend, if you see your friend often, wait until the next time you see them to tell them what happened.
8.1.2. 2. Apologize for breaking the item and explain how much damage has been done and how you broke the item
8.1.3. 3. Offer to fix the broken item if possible or to replace the old one. If you believe that the item costs too much, offer to pay half of the price.
9. The best solution is to go with option 4: to tell your friend the truth, but at the same time be modest enough to offer to replace/fix the item.
10. Evaluate the Results
10.1. Your decision worked out well, while you had to pay half of the bill for fixing the item, you didn't have to pay the whole bill but still maintained being an honest person.
10.1.1. This decision has affected your life by making you recognize that telling the truth will help you feel much better inside than if you had lied. You have learnt that doing the right things gives much more positive consequences than doing the wrong thing.