I care a lot about unity. Unity that is real, not the marketing buzzword that lacks the reckoning and grace people deserve. But caring about unity raises questions.
Does Truth matter?
Is riding the fence an okay option?
Must we always pick a side?
I do believe Truth matters. I believe riding the fence is compromise that we must make sometimes. I believe picking sides is like picking teams - people get hurt, and sometimes you end up on a side you don’t want to be on.
The other day, some friends and I were discussing some of the day’s hottest political issues when I began to start processing how subscribing to a truth can immediately create division. Truth is necessary. Without it, life would be in limbo. But Truth is also problematic, which leads me to another question: Can there be more than one Truth?
Aside from two truths and a lie, most people would say, ‘no.’ Whether it’s based on personal circumstances, experiences or convictions, most of us subscribe to absolute Truths, whether we admit it or not, and when we’re met with opposing beliefs, we tend to unsubscribe, myself included.
But what if we didn’t? What if we were okay with the world holding more Truths than the one we hold so tightly to? What if that Truth in itself was one we subscribed to?
-Cliff
Cliff’s Note: True or False questions are harder than they appear.