TRUTH!!

“The truth will set you free”, it is normally said. But what is the truth? Sometimes, the truth is clear cut but sometimes it is relative whereby everyone will have their truth especially when it comes to various topics that may require people to think for themselves and give what they truly think about something.

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Definitely lies are so dangerous because they destroy trust and make the person telling lies to have an unclear conscience in that sometimes they are forced to lie more to cover up lies told before. However, if the truth is not clear cut and different people have their different truths then it is likely that someone who is not empathetic may consider the other person’s truth untrue just because they have not taken the time to understand it.

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Let me explain this using the example of racism, white supremacists believe that the black race is inferior and they believe it to be true therefore if a black person tried to explain to them the concept of human equality they would consider that person insane as they do not believe in their truth.

In arguments however, people normally want their points to be taken as the truth however in this case if one argues like that they may miss out on learning something new therefore one has to let go of the winning mentality and try to understand where other people are coming from as that would make one more informed and empathetic.

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Personally, we also have to have own truth however this requires one to take time to study themselves. If one is jolly and loves talking to people they have to own it and not shrink themselves especially when people shame them about their character like with statements like, “you talk too much”. One just has to look for friends that are supportive and who take the time understand that person instead of shrinking themselves to fit in places where they are not appreciated.

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So what is your truth? And are you owning it?

Sometimes we have to be content with our truth and not try so hard to prove it. Some people may judge you without even having interacted with you, in such a scenario you have to be fine with them thinking what they know and not try so hard to change their perspective as it may be futile. People that are in the public eye have learnt the art of ignoring people that judge with little or no knowledge at all of the person they are talking about.

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Sometimes, the press smears their names with dirt or even misinterprets some situations wrongly thus causing them anguish as most of the news is false but it is a continuous process in regards to their work therefore they develop a mechanism of protection which is to ignore all false news or litigate when it is too much and opportune to do so. This can be a mechanism that can be used in our regular lives as a protection mechanism of both our mental health and peace.

Thank you for reading.❤️❤️