Monday, November 7, 2011

The Two Sides of Truth: Love and Hate

There are always two sides to everything. Heads and tails of a coin, bright and dark side of the moon, and two sides to the truth. Of course, there is always one truth, but people look at it differently. Many times, when two people argue, they come to the conclusion that what they believe are both right, except the point of views do not reconcile in any way. That, is exactly what brings conflicts. The absolute truth seems to be incomprehensible by the mankind. No matter how hard we try, we can only accept a side of truth. I was recently perplexed at how stubborn and cynical we can be. However, the further I dive into the question, the more surprises I encounter. I could not believe how people cannot see things the way I do. It makes perfect sense to me, so I thought everyone else should. However, somehow they can provide a contrary idea that also makes perfect sense. Some time during my investigation, I even start to doubt that there is only one truth. The ideas just do not reconcile each other. But on a deeper level of contemplation, I realize the ideas stem from the same root of thinking. Not only that, every root has its root. Now, I begin to wonder. Where exactly is that ultimate truth that supports every idea in the world, the basis, the assumption we made.

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