Thursday, March 24, 2011

Feeling Threatened - Afraid of the Truth

The Daily Om from a March 14, 2011.

http://extraordinaryinc.com/rich/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Seek-Truth.jpg
Feeling Threatened
Afraid of the Truth


We avoid the truth because it scares us, or makes us angry, or makes us feel like we don’t know what to do.

Most of us have had the experience of being in possession of a piece of truth that we were afraid to share because we knew it would not be well received. There are also instances in which we ourselves have been unable to handle some truth confronting us. This might be a small truth, such as not wanting to see that our car needs repairs because we don’t want to pay for them, or a large truth, such as not fully accepting that someone close to us is pushing us away. Usually the truth is evident, and we can see it if we choose, but we have elaborate ways of hiding the truth form ourselves, no matter how apparent it is.

For the most part, we avoid the truth because it scares us, or makes us angry, or makes us feel like we don’t know what to do. We often create our lives based on a particular understanding, and if that understanding turns out to be fully or even partially incorrect, we may feel that our whole sense of reality is being threatened. It takes a strong person to face the truth in circumstances like these, and many of us run for cover instead. Nevertheless, we can only avoid the truth for so long before it begins to make itself known in ever more forceful ways.

Ultimately, there is no way to avoid the truth, no matter how painful it is, so the sooner we let down our defenses, the better. When we know the truth and accept that we may have to adjust our lives to accommodate, we are in alignment with reality. At the same time, we can be patient with people around us who have a hard time seeing the truth, because we know how painful it can be. Whatever the truth is, we make a sincere effort not to close our eyes to it, but instead to be grateful that we have access to it.


2 comments:

Unknown said...

Would you be so kind as to allow permission for me to use your "seek truth" image on my blog/website? I do not want to infringe on copyright laws. Please let me know. I would be happy to link back to your blog.

william harryman said...

Hi Julie,

the image is not mine, I found it through Google images at http://extraordinaryinc.com/rich/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Seek-Truth.jpg

hope that helps,
Bill