Loving the Truth

"To love the truth is to refuse to let oneself be saddened by it."

-- Andre Gide

You're going to die someday. And then they'll either turn you to ash or stick you in a box in the ground and throw dirt all over you. (At least you're not in Tibet where they just lay you out on the nearest rock and let the buzzards have at you!) You're going to die. That's the truth. But there's no need to be sad.

There will always be someone richer, smarter, more highly evolved, and better looking than you. That's the truth. Sadness need not accompany it.

There are lots of facts out there, but very few real truths. You're born, you die, you win some, you lose some, and some are rained out -- that's about it. Oh yeah, and the big enchilada of truths -- we're all One.

Our culture has fed us alot of myths, lies, and half-ass beliefs which the powers that be attempt to pass off as truth. Example: The economy can keep expanding infinitely. Obvious lie. And yet our whole economy is built upon it! The truth doesn't make us sad, but believing these myths lies and beliefs sure can.

Both expansion and contraction are part of life. That's the truth. Infinite expansion is a lie. You're responsible for your own life. That's the truth. Your parents, your spouse, your friends, the government, or your children are responsible for your life -- that's a lie. Knowing and accepting truth makes you strong. Believing a lie makes you weak and sad.

So, today, fearlessly seek out truth, and just as passionately ferret out lies. Jettison myth and belief. Love reality, the truth, what is. Love it because it is the only intelligent way to live. Love it because it is the only way to truly be happy. Love it and refuse to be sad.