The Truth, Harder To Get Than Peace Or Love

It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense. ~ Mark Twain

It's been said that the truth will set you free. However, the truth is usually trapped and locked away. Finding the truth today is definitely easier, but also harder.When looking for the truth, one has to be willing to find and believe it once all other options are eliminated; as unbelievable it be.

In life, there are many lies. Even from an early age we are told that lying is acceptable, depending them being black or white lies. When we are young, our parents tell us, sorry kids, that is Santa is real when in fact he isn't. Then there are always the media lying to us when we get old, directly or indirectly.

Nevertheless, we are always seeing lies. Sadly, we believe them, because it seems plausible and not because it's true. It's easier to believe something than do the research, or just because we don't have enough evidence, we believe things.The problem with doing that is, if we are lazy, and decide to believe in lies, we run the risk of hurting innocents and supporting monsters.

Then again, how is one to know the truth when practically all so called “truths” are subjective. As it was once said, the victor writes the history books. Or some cases, those who can read and write.

The truth is, no pun intended, is that people don't want to face the truth. The truth cuts like a two edged sword, and the truth hurts. It's easy to sweep things under the carpet, to not face reality. Like Henny Penny, while it wasn't true the sky was falling, people just made fun of her not on a scientific or proper analysis bases, but because they didn't want to hear it, and it sounded too absurd.

The truth is out there, and not just available for some truth warrior person, but for anyone, it just requires effort, time, common sense, and an open mind. When looking for the truth, look for reliable sources, and then treat them as unreliable sources. The trick is to look at several, and even than, they can be wrong, depending on the topic. If it's controversial, and very controversial, most sites will be wrong. Furthermore, always see the bigger picture, look at the facts and not the opinions. For every one story there are two sides.

The truth is out there, but the question is, are you brave enough to face it? The truth can be hurtful or astounding, and sometimes it can take time to find it. However, at the end, It is better to see and run the risk of seeing horrors than living blind.