Truth . . . now there's a word in a nutshell!
I've been pondering the meaning of truth.
Is it . . . Personal? Familial? Universal? Does
it alter according to varying circumstances?
Not to forget the old adage, "One man's truth
is another man's lies." Without a doubt, there
are immutable truths . . . Colorado is a state.
White is the absence of color; black is all colors.
Yule is December 21; Christmas, December 25.
There are mutable truths . . . Jan and Mike are
married. Clark and April have two children. The
first snow is always in October. Universal truth
and Personal truth might as well be opposite
ends of the totem pole. Obama was the 44th
president of the US; Obama is Linda-Dale's
favorite president. Perhaps, the most important
realization for me in pondering the ramifications
of truth would be that it's not a word to be taken
lightly nor to be thrown about with impunity.
Truth matters; tell your truth . . . but perhaps
the realization that your truth and another's may
not be one and the same is paramount. Me
thinks 'tis time to come down from the high horse
and work on empathy and acceptance from the
position of an open mind.
wherein lies the truth
tis your truth my truth our truth
needs be honor all
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