TRUTH IS POWER
You hear it said over and over that “knowledge is power”. But I believe that the root of knowledge is often overlooked. The preceding factor of knowledge is actually TRUTH. Therefore, the foundation of this principle actually lies in this statement… TRUTH is power.
TRUTH is a touchy word these days. Truth can take many forms such as, “your personal truth”, “your truth”, “my truth” and such. These phrases may be accurate in certain contexts, however, I think the “truth” that is least discussed is, “absolute truth”. Just because it isn’t discussed, doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. I believe “absolute truth” carries the greatest power.
Truth and knowledge work hand in hand. You can’t have one without the other. However, truth has ALWAYS been in existence, where knowledge is always gleaned FROM the truth. Here’s the thing, the antithesis of knowledge is ignorance. Ignorance is blissful, which means that knowledge is NOT and leaves us with this… truth and knowledge may often be uncomfortable. The reason is, the more we know, the more we need to change, and stretch, and grow. And we all know that growing pains are uncomfortable! But I think we assume “growing pains” are meant for our early years of development…but in actuality…I don’t think we should ever stop having growing pains unless we want to live a life of “ignorant comfort” (as I like to call it.)
I think most people would prefer to live in “ignorant comfort” rather than “knowledgeable discomfort”. I STRUGGLE WITH THIS!! And let’s be honest, AMERICANS tend to idolize “comfort”. Comfort has become the new god of this age. We want it – we get it, we want it NOW – we get it NOW, we feel it – we do it… COMFORT. Whatever numbs discomfort – we get it. Whatever keeps us away from discomfort – we do it. Whatever creates comfort – we have it, whatever keeps us safe and comfortable… WE GOT IT! COMFORT!
Why do you think this is? Are we afraid of discomfort? Are we afraid of knowledge? Are we afraid of the TRUTH???
This is what I think: I don’t believe the TRUTH was ever meant to keep us comfortable. …I believe the TRUTH is meant to shed light on the REALITY of things… which reveals darkness, ugliness, beauty, strength, weakness… EVERYTHING. TRUTH sheds LIGHT. LIGHT reveals TRUTH. It’s a cycle. If it was meant to bring MOOD LIGHTING to MASK the reality of what lies in the darkness we would live a life in “ignorant comfort” rather than “knowledgeable discomfort”, which can be scary.
BOTTOM LINE --> I believe the most powerful force is TRUTH. And yet it takes COURAGE to choose to face the TRUTH because it’s often uncomfortable. Therefore, I think being comfortable with continual discomfort is one of the most honest and truthful ways of a courageous life. Why?? This demonstrates that we KNOW and ACT in accordance with the ways of truthful living. Truth is Power, and TRUTH isn’t meant to keep the peace, but disrupt it. I believe, if we get comfortable with our comfort being disrupted, then we will know we are OPEN to the Truth!
