After our class discussion on Friday, I came away with an overall class opinion of "The Truth": that it is subjective. We reviewed the quotes, had a class discussion, and shared our opinions about the meaning behind truth and what that means for an individual person. One person's truth, may not be another person's truth. Everyone has their very own personal truth, which makes the truth subjective. I also believe (as many others do) that the truth is constant, solid, real, and consistent. This is what makes people want to know the truth, seek the truth, and beyond any doubt, believe in the truth.
This is the question that bothers me about this subject of truth: If people can change, doesn't that mean the truth can change? If the truth can change, then it is not consistent, solid, real, and constant. If everyone has their own personal truth, then the personal truth can change according to each individual person. To me this makes the truth less valuable, it can be found with each new wave of creativity, each new idea, and each new belief. Why is there this struggle for truth and meaning when the definition can change so quickly? I think that someone could end up struggling to find the truth their whole lives, simply because they are looking for it. If what we believe defines us, then all we have to do is believe in something to find the truth. Because if that something can change, so can we, and so can "the truth".
I had similar thoughts about the meaning of truth after I left the class on Friday. There are some things that hold true today but it seems that the understanding of what is true is constantly changing throughout the history. Our surroundings are open to various views and interpretations. For instance, at some point most of the people truly believed that the Earth was not round. Now hardly anyone could argue this point. Certain events may completely change the way we see truth in our lives. Many truths are still waiting to be uncovered by humanity. Our values and perceptions also seem to change with years. Many things that I considered to be an absolute truth earlier in my life are not with me anymore. That idea made me think that there is hardly anything that can be applied to all of us as an complete truth. One may strive to find the deeper meaning of the truth for oneself rather than trying to find the ultimate truth that fits all. It is important to understand that we all have different believes towards the understanding of what is true at particular point of our lives. In accepting different views on what is true we can all make the world a better place.
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