Keeping the Sacred Flame

One of the first Truths I heard, I took from a science fiction show.  Babylon 5, to be specific.  One of the characters was talking about us being star-stuff, and the universe examining itself.

I took that piece of truth and ran home with it.  And sat on it.

There’s an instinct when presented with a piece of Truth to want to hoard it.  We find it and we cuddle it close, or bury it like a squirrel with an acorn.  Then we guard it, keeping it from getting away.

But Truth does not thrive in the soil or hidden under the couch.  It’s not an acorn.  And Truth does best when we share it, live it.  Understand it.  We can’t take what we know and hide it away and pretend we’re living it.  We have to live Truth actively.  We have to share it, not with words, but with lifestyle.  We have to make it available to other people if they want it.

As well, we have to be open to other pieces of Truth, and not just cling to the piece we have.  It’s not enough to have ONE piece.  There are an infinite number of pieces out there, and we all cobble them together and try to find a whole.  When we cling to one piece and deny other people’s Truths, we deny the universe itself.

Questions:
What pieces of Truth do you have?
What do you do with what you have?
How do you keep from hoarding Truth and blocking out more?