On Truth & Lies.

So much of what I’ve come to believe as the truth — irreducible facts of life — are, in fact, lies.

If I trace back my beliefs to their core, to those moments of inception, I often find that the truth originated from the subjective perspective from another human.

Maybe it was a teacher, a parent, a sibling who shared an opinion that I accepted as fact, as truth. And for them, it very much was the truth. What we experience constitutes the truth. Our experiences define our reality.

But the moment I try to capture the truth in words, in creative expression, in stories — the truth becomes something else entirely. It collapses into the realm of subjectivity. It becomes filtered beyond recognition through my brain’s metacognitive pathways. And when the truth comes out of my mind and mouth, it no longer has the unspeakable essence of the experience that originally shaped that truth.

Because of this, I believe there is no way to accurately convey the meaning of our truth without lying. For the stories we tell, the lessons we teach, are only true insomuch as we’ve experienced them. For those who haven’t had my exact experiences, my truth is a lie.

Truth must be determined for yourself. Your actions will give your life meaning. Your experiences give your life truth. Be careful of the lies you tell others. Be especially careful of the lies you tell yourself.

What do you see?

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