Truth vs. Acceptance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krlxHu6pAA0 “The truth will set you free” a quote familiar to many. How many times are we faced with telling a lie over the truth…and how many times do we choose the lie? Whether the lie is validated by some choice or another is besides the point; lies keep individuals from reality. For example, sexuality is a topic fervently debated in society. Some people are aware of their sexual orientation from a young age, but this does not mean that they accept it. Growing up in a society that does not permit people who are not heterosexual to live their lives peacefully makes it more appealing to lie about it.I wonder what some of our reasons are for steering away from the truth. For example, is it the fear of judgement, not wanting to admit our failings, or plain old wanting to get our own way? It's arguable that every lie has a purpose. But what about the repercussion? Can the truth honestly correct every lie, or grant freedom so to speak? I think there is a missing part to that well known adage: acceptance.Simply telling the truth does nothing but note a reality, however the radical idea is accepting our truths and making decisions with that outlook in mind. As a global society, we all fail to acknowledge, and thus accept, our truths. For instance, we publicize some parts of our cultural backgrounds and omit others. In essence, hiding parts of our histories; however it is not the good that we hide from the world, it is the ugly. Without accepting the bad parts of our stories, we are never able to ,ale effective decisions on how to move forward from them.In the same way, without accepting our truths as individuals and as collective societies we can never me the person or people we want to be. At the end of the day, a person who feels cornered into lying about their sexuality does not identify with heterosexuality. The lie is not a magical cure for what is scene as undesirable, but it is a mask for what is real. The reality is that heterosexuality has never been the “only game in town” and it is time to acknowledge that. I'm not sure the truth ever set anyone free, but I think it was rather the opportunity to accept reality that did the trick.