Identifying the Truth

Truth comes in various subjective forms when it comes from mankind. When I speak of my truth it is mine. It may or may not line up entirely with the truth of another person sitting right next to me at a four way intersection witnessing the exact same car accident I am. My thoughts, experiences, distractions, and perspective are mine just as yours are your own. I will speak to my truth based on my thoughts, experiences, distractions and perspective using my style of speech and communicational tools. The person next to me will employ similar tactics and methods when they convey their truth.

We all put our clothes on in the morning, brush our teeth and meet our day in our respective routines. The methods by which we dress and brush our teeth are similar. Meeting our day can be different, therefore changing the truth of the way the day started. Our attitudes can also change our truth. A household of four people can begin the day at approximately the same time. Each goes about their day starting activities in their own individual way. One arises to see the new day as a nice and wonderful day in spite of the rain and dreariness peering through the window. Another bumps into the morning grouch, who snarls and growls shoving their way into the bathroom disrupting the routine of the one already running late standing at the bathroom sink combing their hair. This begins a chain of events that skews the perspectives of two of the members of the house. The day not only is dreary but grumpy and sleepy are now at odds with each other. Bumpy continues on with their morning undeterred in the bigger picture. All walk out of the house. Even Grumpy has to smile at Smiley which leaves Smiley with the impression it continues to be a nice day!

To ask each of these people the truth of the morning’s interactions the truth spoken will be different. Does that mean they don’t know what the truth is? Of course not, we all know the point I’m trying to make. “Man’s” truth is subjective. When dealing with domestic violence the truth is subjective. Knowing this, the references made in this course will be subject to the truths I have experienced and the truths I have witnessed or have had shared with me and my interpretations of them.