How important is THE TRUTH (事实）to me ?
I am isn't a lawyer, I don't need it for my law cases to make clarification.
I am isn't a police, I don't need it to arrest sinners.
I am isn't a judge, I don't need it to decide those punishment.
In fact, I just out of those thousand millions human being that been living in this so-called true world.
Everyday, in every minute and second, people run in and out, front and back, to find the truth in their respective lives. But, when the truth had revealed, they started to change their mind, hoping it to remain hidden because the truth is always hurtful and offensive. Isn't....
"The truth is cruel"
In most situation, people always asking for the truth, but how far can a person accept the truth? When it comes to the truth moment, that's the moment, we escape from our imagination. Now, only we realize that what we had been imagined and expected, isn't the truth.
If that's the case, why not we just let it remain unrevealed? Choose to continue to live in our world of imagination, for least, we can make ourselves happier. Even though ...
"Three things cannot be long hidden: Sun, Moon and the truth"
by Buddha
Having good vision isn't a good thing to myself. I tend to learn the truth through my eyes, because I know vision doesn't lie. Truth doesn't reveal through human expression or body language but basically on their belongings (evidence). Every human wear it own mask and never take it down unless it is necessary. Even the closest person in your life will not reveal his/her true self to you.
"Man is least himself when he talks in his own person.
Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth."
by Oscar Wilde
Let's go through these examples:
Case 1 : Husband and Wife
Mr.Ivan and Mrs.Janet had been married for fifteen years. Mr.Ivan is a successful businessman, earns a lot and capable to live with a luxurious life with his wife. But every rich man comes with a bad habit - play around with women. Every night when her husband came back from work, Mrs.Janet could smelled different kinds of perfume in her husband neither coat or clothes. She suspected her husband been playing around with other women but she chose not to go further because she know, she can't accept the truth. On the other hand, Mr.Ivan knew his wife is suspecting on him for having affairs, but he chose not to bring out the case.
Even your life partner may lie to you even though you think yourself been knowing he/she long enough? In this case, most people will think Mrs.Janet is stupid, but in my opinion, I think she is tough and patience enough. She chose to cover up the truth because she imagine for another truth beneath. She say to herself, Mr.Ivan isn't loving those women he been playing with, they're just a passerby in his life, and the true woman that remain forever in his heart is still herself, the one that she proposed to marry with. And surprisingly, Mr.Ivan started to spend less hour in bars and pubs and more with Mrs.Janet because at last, he finds out how beautiful and lovely his wife is to himself compare to those other women who just love his money more than himself.
So, what is truth in this case? Isn't it cruel and hurtful ? Or did you see it as beautiful ? You judge it yourself.
Case 2 : Mother and Son
Mei Yi is a strong and successful woman. As usual, God is fair, when you are granted with a good career, you are going to miss out something else in your life. As what people always say, life will never go perfect. Admit it since that's truth. Since she spends and focuses most of her time on her work, she hardly can spend her time on her other half, as a consequences she failed to get married. But thankfully, she adopted a little boy who was neglected by her best friend ten years ago who accidentally got pregnant after meeting an irresponsible man. She raised up the little boy like she gave birth to him. And now, the little boy had already grown up and started to question the origin of himself. Should Mei Yi lie to him as she is his true biological mother or should she revealed the truth, that his parent decided to give up on him even though he is still an embryo?
Isn't the truth in this case is not that important and should remain covered as the boy can still live in his beautiful world and treat Mei Yi as his own mom who loves him a lot even though the truth is she isn't. Why not to let the hidden truth remain hidden since it isn't important to let it unrevealed? This is not about fair or unfair but worth or not worth? What do you think?
Case 3 : Boy and Girl
Joe had been sweet-talked to Lily even though the Joe isn't really love the Lily. Joe know who is his true love and Lily know that Joe isn't loving her. But both of them tend to neglect the truth, because they enjoyed the process of sweet talking to each other. Even though Lily know, one day Joe will find his true love and their current relationship will be over but she doesn't care and continue to appreciate those time that she have with Joe until the day arrive.
And now what's truth about? Should they bring it out or shouldn't? What's your opinion here?
Case 4 : Friends
Kate and Jessica are good friends. They been together sharing their juicy stories most of their time. But honestly, are all being shared or just a portion? Kate is the treasurer of the class and when Teachers' Day is around the corner, the whole class is planning to buy a present for their favorite teacher. Since Kate is the money holder, so she was assigned to buy the present and collects money from the rest. One day, Jessica went to Kate's room for an outing but accidentally she found out Kate was cheating to the rest of the class. She had collected extra money from the class and spent it on herself. She feel disappointing with her best friend, Kate and confuse with herself. Should she tell her classmates about Kate's act and confront her?
Isn't this is another kind of truth? Closest one is not trust-able?
In the end, what can you conclude about truth? Isn't truth is beautiful? Isn't truth is ugly? Or you have another definition for it.
Are you one of them? And I tell you, I am one of them for now.
"Truth is the beginning of every good to the gods, and of every good to man."
by Plato
... how do I wish myself to be less sensitive towards my environment?
... how do I wish myself to be less observant and see things as simple as possible?
... how do I wish myself to be less observant and see things as simple as possible?
But I can't runaway from it, and today, I just found another truth in my life, which I should force myself to accept it. I wish I could still live in my own dream but unfortunately, I was woken up. It is hurtful and will remained hurtful but it just another lesson for the truth in my life. I knew it but I chose not to go deep into that. But since my gas tank is running out of air, it's time for me to dive up to the surface, the reality world.
We people know that's not gonna happen but we still hope to lie and live in our imagination because imagination is always beautiful as lie is beauty. But how long can a sweet dream last? And now it's my time to wake up as the truth had revealed.
And you? How about you? Have you encountered your truth or you neglect or avoid it? You may have another story of your own. Remember ...
"The truth are not for all men, but only for those who seek it."
by Ayn Rand
