Our Truths

There are many different kinds of truth. One is universal truth, which exists in nature. Two hydrogen atoms combined with an oxygen atom always create water, it’s a proven truth. The biological cycle of life is another universal truth, it always follows the same course. However, there exists no universal truths for people.

Take global warming. Although it’s been proven and there exist many people who believe in its existence, but there still remains a portion of our population who refuse to accept the existence of climate change. Saying that all people think that the existence of global warming is true is not accurate, therefore cannot be called a universal truth.

What people personally believe to be true is unique to them. It can depend on your belief system, your background, whatever it may be — but your truths are specific to you. Our truths are what set us apart, connect us and disconnect us. No two people have the same personal truths which gives us both the greatest wonders and destructions in humanity. From collaborations when people can put their different truths to a good use, to clashes where opposing truths can’t work together,personal truths are essential to how we work and interact. If we all believed the same things were true, there would be no individuality, no creativity.

However, are our truths truly unique or just a combination of everything around us? From a young age our opinions and selves are shaped by those around us and our circumstances — parents, friends, school. We see what our parents do and believe in and reflect those values in ourselves. We’re constantly being told to “be ourselves”, but does this make us unique or just a combination of generations of beliefs and opinions?

What we believe in is what differentiates us and makes us unique. When we do agree, what we agree on is our truths working together. Whether they’re universal truths which are something relatively simple and to a certain extent not as important, or personal truths, which are complicated and extremely meaningful, they’re what make us, us.