The Truth?

We have all had similar experiences in life, if we've been around for awhile, wanting to know what is the truth in each situation. Some have learned that "collective thought" or "their truth," may not be any truth at all. Many people have been misjudged due to it and paid an ultimate price ... their life.

In Wikipedia it states: truth is most often used to mean in accord with fact or reality, or fidelity to an original or to a standard or ideal. Truth is also relative to some particular frame of reference, such as a language or a culture.

My understanding of truth is that it can become argumentative and normally does when challenged. If someone is going to put "their truth" out to the public, especially if vague or improvable, they should expect it to be challenged and should be prepared to honorably defend it or debate it, until the matter is peacefully resolved or tabled, hopefully.

Yes, I know, peaceful is not always the case because, sad to say, families fight, friends separate and wars have been fought over truths.

There may be times that you even feel threatened by another's truth and want to challenge it. It is okay to feel this way, as this may be necessary for self analysis and hopefully more understanding within both truths presented and within ourselves. It pushes us to think outside of our proverbial box of current awareness. It's part of growing up, even between adults.

Now, after any "healthy" discussion about someone's truth, your truth may then be to accept it (I understand) or reject it (that's not my truth). I say healthy, because name calling, swearing and/or pouting, because you didn't get your way, is normally seen as unhealthy (blood pressure).

Not counting seemingly immature, which may undermine your ability to make the point in your truth. In other words, you may be telling those "in the know" that you are not in the same league of another's awareness (their truth) and you are showing their rejection of your awareness (your truth) by throwing a childish temper tantrum - even if done quietly behind close doors (the universe has eyes and ears everywhere). Definitely not a good way to teach your truth, in my humble opinion.

Speaking of teaching, I have many things that define who I am in this life and one thing is being a metaphysical teacher. As a teacher, I do have the option of choosing not to teach my truth to anyone who comes at me with said above "attitude" because they may not understand the full impact of it, be ready to deal with it or may even abuse it. Sometimes this decision may be a difficult call, because as a teacher I am willing to share education to help others grow too and it can be disappointing when the teacher is ready but the student is not. Such is life.

Back to truths. A long time ago, one of my guides shared his opinion about truth. He told me: "my truth may not be your truth because you are not ready to understand it, or choose not to participate in it, but, either way, that doesn't mean I need you to accept it. If I tell you something, I should expect to be able defend it and reason it out with you because that is your right to know what I know - since you are questioning it. Even after explaining all this and you say okay but still don't want to accept it, that is your truth to do. However, maybe you might like to put this truth aside and every now and then look at it, because one day this may be your truth too. Anything is possible."

Yes, truth is relative depending on our reality. Anything is possible.

Within my universal training, I have also learned that no one has a right to demand anyone to accept another's truth, at least adult to adult. Yet one should be prepared to explain it, or teach it, when appropriately and sincerely asked. If they keep asking, keep answering, to the best of one's ability.

It should also be explain in a manner befitting the questioners' understanding. Similar to how an adult discusses the facts of life to a two year old, a teen or an adult: different levels of awareness. A "teacher" has to be prepared to teach on the level a person can understand, even if that means coming down to that level and sharing in a manner that is not condescending to the questioner.

Also, ignoring any inquiring mind's questions could be interpreted by the inquirer as saying that they are not worthy to understand ... to learn ... to change their truth. Disappointing.

However, this may be a misconception in interpretation because the teacher could be unworthy instead; unable to understand their own truth or be able to defend it much less teach it. I use to tell my children, when they were concerned about understanding a teacher in class: the flaw may not be with you but the teacher.

Teachers should remember to never lose their empathy of their own learning years and learning new truths.

To continue, please understand, that even when presented, debated or understood, it doesn't mean it is the only truth, or even the final truth, yet absolutely feel the right to decently defend your truth when challenged. You might possibly reject your opinion of something because of being challenged and move onto another truth and hopefully continue to mentally grow.

In conclusion, this particular blog subject is my truth and you don't have to believe any of it. Yet, I hope you keep yourself open to peacefully debating new truths, because another one of my life's truths is: we are all teachers, as well as students, in this journey called life.