Seeking the truth!
Seeking the truth can be a difficult task and it can drain us mentally and emotionally. When we go in search of evidence of a belief, we are inclined to seek opinions which are in support of what we desire to be true. In addition to seeking information from favorable sources, we also have a tendency to let our preferences determine the amount of information we will examine. It is in our human nature to do so.
When the initial evidence supports our tightly held belief, we are quickly satisfied with the “proof” and are willing to accept the matter as being resolved. On the other hand, when the initial evidence is opposed, or possibly even hostile to our fondly held belief, we are more likely to continue our investigation in search of more comforting support of what we wish to be true. We hope to find reasons to discredit the original hostile evidence to that belief. Insufficient truth can lead us to sway our beliefs of what is really the truth
and what is not.
Our well-being is a field which is encumbered with countless influences of the way we are and the way we feel. There is no single explanation which will clearly explain the wide array of the emotional landscape of our lives. It is own ambiguous nature that allows for a multitude of alternative interpretations. The ambiguity natural leads to our own human weakness to choose comforting beliefs over principles which can propel us forward. It is in our human nature, if a principle strikes a nerve, it is for us to discredit the principle and continue on the same course we have always taken, even when that course is fraught with pain and sadness.
We slip into the sense of helplessness and hoping to seek some sort of comfort. We then venture down avenues which may provide a solution to our “issues.” It is true that some of the remedies may require effort and ultimately may fail. It is only through this open minded trial and error that wisdom and success may be achieved. Sometimes we fight of who we are, struggling against ourselves and our natures. It would be in best interest to accept who we are and appreciate who we have become.
Life-Changing Decisions by Author Julia G. Smith
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