Truth

If someone told you, your spouse is cheating on you, would believe that person? Do you believe that news about events that happened in the world, your city or town? How about the ads  on TV and in magazines promoting medications you should tell your doctor about? Did you really believe that car salesperson about the car you looked at last week? It all comes down to trust and factual honest truth. Believe it or not, we are surrounded by lies, and the truth. It is up to us to figure out what the truth really is. And sometimes that's hard.

Truth is defined as, "That which is true or in accordance with fact or reality." Truth sometimes comes down to your perception of the truth. Things we are taught or told for years, we usually believe. maybe it is read written be a so-called authority on that topic. But the bottom line is, FACT or REALITY, not your perception, or the news report, or ads. Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE, is bias. So are the news reporting, ads, your friends and family. Pick any topic and you will heard so many opinions on that topic, it will make your head spin.

Let's take one topic that is controversial, but not in the news daily. "Are we the only life in the universe?"  You may say "No" and the next person may say "Yes". Which is true? How do you find out what is true? Easy, check the facts and evidence.

I don't believe everything I am told, hear or read. If it is something that is no big deal or a come-on to picking a heated debate or argument, I don't get involved. But before I do enter into a controversial topic, I do my fact checking before I open my mouth. Many people don't. They just open their mouth and insert the size 10. That's my size. Of course I have put my foot in my mouth many times, and after getting my dirty foot push farther down my throat, I check the facts and reevaluate my position.

Now wait! I am NOT saying you should not believe everything you hear or read, but listen and check the facts first before you jump in. People who have been caught in lies before are probably not a good source, or a TV channel and/or a newspaper that are obviously bias one way or the other, should not be considered to be a reliable source. And the internet is not the best reliable source either. Again I am not saying don't use the internet, but take-in many sources and see what the majority says on that topic. There are many sources of reliable truthful information out there. You have to just research it for yourself. My rule-of-thumb is get 3 or more sources that agree on a fact and go from there. Some people have a mindset there only believe what they THINK is the truth. No, No, No!  And someone will always debate or dispute your side of the topic. If you checked the facts and feel you have done your due diligence of research, then jump in to the debate with caution. If you haven't, you may be eating that size 10, without salt and pepper. And, believe this, it doesn't taste good.

Take care, stay safe, and check those facts.