Truth
Can I see it?
One table leg is too short, after weeks of painstaking work on the lathe. Perversely, I want to fasten it and be done. The wobbling table would announce the deficiency.
The fall grounds are beautiful, garnering praise from neighbors. Perversely, I want to take credit. I did nothing to cause the leaves to turn so splendidly.
Is the truth a bitter pill? Or is it a balm when seen rightly?
I can shorten the other legs. I can simply say “they are indeed beautiful.”
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I can see the truth without shrinking away from it, for it unlocks the door to seeing and doing your will.
Let me see truth, Lord.
– from the mountain
Consider:
Can I open my eyes, and truly see?
Reading:
“Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.” — Henry David Thoreau
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“The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable.” — James A. Garfield
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“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” — John 8:32
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