Jesus answered, "Thou sayest I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world. that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that that is of the truth heareth my voice."
Pilate saith unto him, "What is truth?"
- John 18:37, 38
The truth is everything that is not a falsehood. And visa versa.
There is no such thing as a white lie. A lie is a lie no matter what color it is painted. And white lies are told to cover up people's shortcomings. There is no truth in falsehoods.
Instead of waiting upon solid facts many people race after falsehoods to prove, and to justify their own beliefs. But what does the evidence say?
In the Sherlock Holmes story "An Incident in Bohemia" the great detective says, "People change facts to suit theories instead of theories to suit facts."
Theories are merely what people believe to be the truth, but often they are wrong. A theory tells us, "This is how something should function." But often the function is different in reality.
Changing truths into lies and lies into truths does not change the nature of those truths and those lies; they are merely hidden from view; and they are deceiving because we do not recognize them for what they are.
Strip away the masks of deception and see what is really there. How can this be done? By being honest with yourself. You don't have to live with every one on earth, but you do have to live with yourself, for better or for worse.
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