Hoarding Truth
March 1st, 2009 at 2:46 pm (Dark Flame, Divine Relations)
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?
H said,
September 19, 2009 at 9:00 pm
I stumbled on your website by accident, and I happened to look at this entry first. And, wow, I think there is some serendipity going on here. I’ve been dealing recently with basically what this entry is about, and you’ve given me some great new insight. I just wrote an article on my website about a truth that I found, and I have to say I was feeling almost bad about publishing it. Like, it would go away if I said the words out loud. Just, as you said, “like a squirrel with an acorn.”
This is a perfect example of being open to other people’s Truths. Thank you for yours!