The search for truth is an option
Truth is a word once used in its purest form can topple walls and turn ant piles into mountains. A
wise man once told me that truth has a way of healing its own wounds. Furthermore if truths were to be a flashlight and we directed it at all the hurtful areas in our lives, we will eventually heal and move on without the same pain in that area again. Most of us treat truth as an
evil or a phantom that lurks in the shadows waiting to overtake us in our quiet moments. By accepting what we see and realizing that we are not alone in what we see or feel, as a result, the healing has already begun.
The fact of the matter is, truth just is. If you have any belief in a God, then truth sits squarely beside His sovereignty. Truth merits no reward, nor does it dignify a response. Truth is sovereign, therefore absolute. The human race tends to shun, destroy or attempt to control that which it does not understand. We, especially in western culture tend to alter truth because the mindset of truth is not indoctrinated into ours. Truth is a culture of thinking, speaking, behaving and living. Truth has its own absolute rewards and penalty system. Our country tends to get the two a little twisted.
Our society celebrates those who seek plastic surgery as a means of looking youthful longer. There are even books that teach children the benefits of plastic surgery and how to prepare your body for this right of passage. We celebrate fake nails, eye lashes, hair color, weaves, extensions and wigs along with the lifts, lypo suction and tucks. When someone is transparent or candid they are deemed dysfunctional and out of touch with what’s en vogue. Being politically correct has replaced the stone cold truth of the matter. Don’t tell me what’s real, tell me what I want to hear and make sure you make it sound good. The mantra of the company I last consulted in Corporate America was, “Never let the truths get in the way of a good story.” We’ve become beside ourselves to avoid the truth.
We tend to reward, judge, penalize and hate based on our moods and the popularity level of the subject in question. Truth disregards pretense by its dominion. For the sake of conversation, let’s consider that our nation’s constitution is truth. Although times may change and standards may vary, our national laws are still held accountable to the privileges of the constitution. So whether we wear black robes and white wigs or tattoos and body piercings to administrate our country; we must still all come to one conclusion at the end of the day. Truth is the content not the context.
Truth can become its own pain reliever. Imagine how our experiences formulate the filters through which we see life; somewhat like prescription eye glasses. Prescriptions come in different strengths to help us achieve the closest view of what actually is. Somewhat like television, your perspective of something is always limited to how much of it you see. If you turn to a show and you see a live interview with your favorite celebrity you stop and pay attention to what is being said. You may be under the impression that there are only a few people behind the scenes. But if the camera pulls back to a wide shot, you’ll see that there are actually several dozen people operating out of view.
TRUTH IN ACTION
So truth must be seen objectively not subjectively. To fully get the truth of a matter you must first pull back and look at all aspects including that which is not seen and easily acceptable. By taking in the whole story, then we really get the full benefit of what truth is. When you know truth you are equipped with knowledge and we are all taught that knowledge is power. The power of knowledge is a formidable force. You can use this power to apply remedies, offensive attacks and most importantly conquer fear.
I know someone we’ll call Sarah who was molested as a child and had a profound hatred for the uncle who did this to her. The only thing that surpassed her hatred for him was the fear of one day confronting him. As serendipitous as it sounds, when this uncle died she reconnected with a distant cousin at his funeral. They got together and talked over old times. One thing led to another and the cousin confessed that she had always felt a deep resentment for the same uncle. It turns out that he molested her as well. The cousin shared that he has done this to at least a dozen of the young girls in the family and around the community.
Knowing the facts and the whole truth made it easier for Sarah to overcome much of the residual pain. All this time she thought that she was the only one and that her Uncle targeted her and her only as a means to destroy her life. With this new knowledge and truth, Sarah’s perspective has changed and she is able to see her uncle as a mentally and spiritually ill individual who desperately needed counseling. Without ever confronting him, Sarah became healed.
Truth isn’t always fair nor is it always acceptable but like any pain reliever; once you realize its benefits, it’s easy to become addicted.
