All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them…

Just the other day, I saw a person sprint at least 20 yards to stop a bus for three strangers that were running for it and would’ve missed if it wasn’t for Mr. Nice Guy’s timely intervention. That was a relief though. I was beginning to wonder where’d all the good people go. Haha.

I’ll update as soon as I have more time. This post shall serve as a faithful reminder. Til then, Adieu!

If I may so selectively read into the title above and shift the attention from its’ biblical side to its’ literal meaning, I’d end up with this: the predicament of knowing that with truth comes freedom but at the same time, not wanting to know what the truth is at all. In other words, ignorance is bliss? No?

Many a time, when we’re presented with opportunities to know the truth, we shun away from them. Simply said, we’d rather live a lie. I, for one, find myself too eager to make sense of my (and sometimes, of other people’s) circumstances. Being typically pessimistic, I’d think of extremely irrational reasons on why things are the way they are, why things aren’t turning out the way they’re supposed to, so on and so forth. Looking back, not only has the view from my cynical telescope been a nauseating one, but the audacity of this thinking process has backfired terribly.

So often, when a simple question could be enough to stop the train of thoughts in it’s tracks, we choose to ignore it and opt for the path that is seemingly more promising, despite the obvious danger: the path of ignorance. We choose to overlook the truth, knowing that the truth might just jeopardize our comfort zones. But what does ‘truth’ in the above title refer to anyway? For instance, imagine someone who has acquired HIV (or any other sexually-transmitted, or even hereditary disease), and is completely unaware of it. (And no! I am not dropping indirect hints that I’ve an STD of any sort.) Would knowing the truth be of any relief at all? And would this kind of truth be related to the truth that sets us free?

This is where the ‘ignorance’ card is played to its’ strengths. Some of us would like to know as much as we can but some of us would only want to know what we want to know. Being ignorant isn’t necessarily a bad thing. To be honest, I’ve always welcomed the Que Sera Sera personality to a certain extent but lately, I’ve not been particularly successful in endorsing it. Still, I find the truth to be rather confusing as much as it is intimidating.

So yeah, we can be the most ignorant people on earth and turn a blind eye to the truth for as long as we want to but ultimately, I believe that the truth matters. And about the truth setting us free? Well, that’s surely up to us isn’t it? After all, the truth (no pun intended) is out there…