Monday, August 20, 2007

Truth

"One thing people don't want, is the truth..."

Why? I know the truth can be hard, and that you may not want it all at one time, all in your face, but why would you rather NOT know the truth? Why would you want to be lied to? If the point of religion is to find true meaning of life, or truth in the gospel, or just truth in general, why are there certain things we would rather be lied to about? Why would you want to be lied to in general, but also, why would you want to be lied to about certain things, and not about others? What happened to "the truth will set you free?" I "understand ignorance is bliss," because yes life is easier when you are ignorant to truth, but is your life really free if you live it in ignorance? How is your life authentic if you live it in ignorance? Authenticity...why would you want to live a fake life, just because it feels better and is easier? How can you feel like you've ACTUALLY lived life if you live it in ignorance, or in lies, and in non-truth?