What is the Truth?

Romasha — Mon, 20 Jun 2005 11:26:00 GMT

Lately i have been doing some soul searching and thinking about my life and the right and wrong that i do. I realised that most of the things that i do or think are right are actually considered dangerously wrong by others and the ones i completely disregard and believe are wrong turn out to be correct.

Sounds confusing? Well, that's what i had been feeling and ultimately decided to seek advice. So i did some reading here and there as and when i got the time while working and doing my responsibilites. That's when i remembered a blog post Apurva had made sometime back which said “Number of sides to a story = the number of people involved in it + 1”.
I think in this he's trying to say different people have different views or perspectives regarding a particular incident. So if two people are involved in an incident, their stories are going to be entirely dissimilar and they are going to have distictly separate views. (Correct me if i am wrong Apurva.) And what i gain from this statement is that there is another story, The Truth, something that the two people associated with the story cannot see. Well, that was more like stating the obvious. But the question here is

What is the Truth?

According to me there is no such thing like the Truth, there cannot be a universal truth. Each of us has our own version of the truth decided by the way we choose to see reality. What you see depends upon where you are looking from. If you change the point from where you are viewing, you will see a completely different picture. And once you are able to achieve that everything else seems irrelevant, all the issues which seemed compelling become immaterial. You realise that the right and wrong that you have been trying to find all your lives, is nothing but a mere perception. You reach a higher state of consciousness, that i would call attaining Nirvana, The Truth.

Death

Romasha — Wed, 18 Aug 2004 11:09:00 GMT

The thought of death makes me shudder not coz i am scared of death but because i am worried about the people i leave behind. The people closest to me; family close friends, everyone who cares about me and everyone whom i care and support. My heart sinks when i think of what they would go through.

Nothing can ever undo death...we make mistakes say “sorry” and get away with things not realising that there are somethings that cannot be changed once done. Life has its ups and downs and times when nothing goes your way. Knowing that you are not going to have somebody forever feels like a big hole in the soul and the loss of that loved one from whom you got unconditional support and love and care is just not gonna be there anymore.

No feeling of anger sadness depression would help them get over my death and not letting them get into that kinda pain would no more be in my hand and that even the strongest of the people who love me could be completely devastated. It just reminds me that i should not take anyone or any relationship for granted and i want all of them to know that i am there for them whenever they need me and if i ever have to die i dont want anyone to cry coz i died but i want them to smile coz i lived and was part of their lives for a long time...

Psyche

What is the Truth?

Death