Monday, February 5, 2018

The Truth

In 1988 I was working with a Guatemalan immigrant (yes he was legally here) who asked me, “How can I learn and understand English better?”
My reply was to stop watching, listening and reading Spanish television, radio and newspapers. And to watch, listen and start reading English television, radio and newspapers.
Also adding, “And don’t believe everything you see on TV, hear on the radio or read in the newspapers”.
“Why” he asked?          
I answered him by saying, “there are some people that will either not tell you the whole truth”. “Or twist the truth for their reasons”.
Naturally his next question was, “how do I know who says the truth and who doesn’t?”
This was my answer, “That can only be determined by you”.
“No one can tell you what the truth is”.


What is the truth?
That depends on the individual. Each of us see’s and knows the truth in hers or his own way and knows that theirs is the true truth. And it doesn’t matter whether or not if it is the truth.
Or is the truth what we make it to be because that is what we want it to be.

The truth is simply this, the truth.
It can be ignored, considered a lie, thought of as the alternate truth, unbelievable, mixed in with false truth or not even known. Plus an infinite amount of other reasons.
But it still remains the truth.

However and where ever you get your truth from, don’t believe a single word of it. Not before you’ve had a chance to make sure it is the truth.
And that is the easiest part right at the fingertips.
Of course you could believe your truth.
The truth as told by someone else.
Or you can simply believe the truth.

This is all I have to say on this subject.

Sheilah Say
February 4, 2018

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