Truth
When I think of truth, this quote from Mahatma Gandhi is the first thing that comes to mind, “Truth never damages a cause that is just.”
I always hear the statement lately like, “live your truth” or, “your truth is what matters.” Is that really accurate? Can someone say something is true but that not be the case? I think the idea of truth has become muddled and very abstract over the years. We have allowed ourselves to believe that if you personally believe it, then it is truth. In fact, it has become apparent that if someone tells themselves something enough, it becomes truth to them. For example, those who claim the world is flat. Even with constant scientific proof that the Earth is, in fact, a globe, there are those that will never believe it because it does not align with what their version of truth is.
Maybe truth does not actually exist in black and white terms. Or in absolutes. Absolutes might not be possible anymore, when people are writing their own truths as pure fact. I think there might be a difference between truth and fact.
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Truth tends to have emotions tied to it, while fact is simply that: fact. Perhaps this is a cynical approach to the idea of truth. I do not believe that truth is solid. It is fluid and open to interpretation. However, it is still an important aspect of being human.
So live your truth, whatever that may be. Understand, however, that one person’s truth is not necessarily everyone else's truth.
I will leave one of my favorite quotes from Winston Churchill.
This quote reminds me that truth is always there at the end, no matter what layers it has piled on top of it.
