One of the most important principles in life is simply this.... There is truth. Truth is based in facts, not feelings. Truth is absolute. Whether we agree with it or not, truth still stands. Truth is true not because we think it is, but because it is.
While Thai may seem obvious, many who read that paragraph would object. For them, truth is what one thinks it is. What is true for one may not be true for another. For them, truth is based on belief in the truth, on personal experience.
It is life the old joke... If a tree falls in the woods with no one around, does it make a sound? My point here is... Of course it does. The physics of sound are true regardless of a hearer. The sound happens. It is a fact, a truth.
The skeptic says, there are lots of ways to do the sound of a tree falling, so this is not an absolute truth! But that's shortsighted. Fact is, there are circumstances, conditions, to every truth, but each of those is true absolutely. Just because we don't understand all the variables doesn't affect the absolute nature of truth.
So it is with life. For instance, it is common to hear "this religion is truth for me" but that is impossible. All religions can not be equally true, especially when they conflict. If Islam is true, Christianity is a lie. They can not Co exist. They both proclaim one god supreme over all, but both assign this good opposite characteristics. He is either one of the other, not both. Who he is, is not in any way dependent on what man thinks. Either way, God is who he is.
Why does this matter? Is everything! Life is not about "finding a way to be happy by finding the right religion for oneself" . There is no notion of "is what works for me". That is all a lie. Truth is, regardless of our understanding, so life is about finding the one truth and following it. Life is about testing truth, seeking it understanding it. This has nothing to do with what works for us, what helps us, what we desire. No.... It has to do with a journey to discover the facts.
So in the end, we need to change to find and accept the facts, not the other way around. Truth is not subject to our desires not understanding.! Truth is true, always. Or future depends on finding it, understanding it, and embracing it.
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