Why it’s important to speak the truth?

Why speaking the “Truth” is important

• The laws of the universe are based on the truth.
• By misleading people, we would be the odd fellow out of billions who would be trying to alter the course of a mathematically infinite universe – a futile effort.
• Mother Nature has its ways of course correcting aberrations that dishonesty and half-truth bring to the equation – no one would want to be outed as the liar.
• Somehow living things, of which humans are the most destructive due to free will, is connected to existence through their soul – which is true.

Some people call this existence an illusion, which might be correct, but the truth makes it seem real.

Speak the truth in Love

Truth is love manifested.

Also see, Love in a Muslim Society

Some people call to love a perfect combination of needs blending with hormones, but humans are too complex to box love into such a simplistic explanation.

Love is one of those realities in life that feel real and make existence worthwhile.

• The love of the mother for her child
• The love of the woman for her man
• The love of the father for her daughter
• The love of prophets for their people
• The love of a dog for its owner.

Speak the Truth in Society

Truth builds trust in a civilized society and becomes the glue that binds communities.

An elected leader must be truthful

Healthy societies can only function when the elected leaders tell them exactly the way things are.

People trust a truthful person too, as it shows character and integrity –the traits of leaders.

Truth, therefore, bind people in an interdependency network of trust.

• Also see, Qualities of Leaders

Hypocrisy hurts people collectively

In international relations hypocrisy is synonymous with realpolitik.

It makes more sense for countries to amplify a message of their choice and suppress others, in line with their interest.

But countries like that rarely are inspiring to other nations and societies.

The USA has the world’s ear mostly because its society discourages hypocrisy.

Most of the western world tries not to be hypocritical and hence they have influence.

The poorest of societies in the world tend to autocratic and hypocritical.

Family functions on trust

Family is the basic unit of society.

As trust is based on being truthful every time, be truthful to your spouse and kids.

Friends must speak the truth

The real friend is the one who tells you what is in your best interest, however painful.

“Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty” Stephen King

That is why you should “keep your friends close and your enemies closer.”

Truth frees people

Truth also sets you free, in the real sense.

A truthful person does not have to look over his shoulders or recall whatever misrepresentations they have made earlier.

Truth spares your brain and conscience of an unnecessary burden, and that is real freedom.

Reality should never be hidden from your own self.

Then, your personal energy can be put to greater use.

Truth Resonates with people

If you are a writer, a manager, or a leader – wherever your sphere of influence is – speaking the truth will give your word resonance.

Conscience does prick

Conscience can either build or destroy you based on your preference for truth or falsehood.

A lie kept in the heart for long becomes poisonous.

“I have said to you to speak the truth is a painful thing. To be forced to tell lies is much worse” Oscar Wilde

• Also, see Intuition, your inner voice of God

The powerful thrive on secrecy and lies

The only power the weak and downtrodden have over the rich and powerful is the truth.

That is why every modern and progressive society is based on freedom of expression and association.

Intellectuals are the thought warriors who have been assigned by Mother Nature the dreadful task of exposing these crooked leaders.

Live up to it!

Tyrant hate the truth

A true word should be spoken when the collective future of people depends on these facts.

It is for this reason tyrants want you not to.

Remember Edi Amin the crazy tyrant of Uganda said,

“I can guarantee freedom of expression but not freedom after the expression”

This is because the facts, assessment, and knowledge destroy the smokescreen of falsehood dictators erect.

• Also, see enforced disappearances

Speaking the truth is not easy.

Who said anything in life is easy.

There are so many evil people in the world who can threaten your physical and mental peace when you are truthful – do you have to be one of them?

In so many miseries of life, one truthful being can at least reduce the suffering that much.

At least you can pass away peacefully in this short life, with the satisfaction that your existence eased people’s suffering and was not a lie.

A truthful person is persecuted

Socrates paid the ultimate price for truth and is still remembered today.

Who remembers his captors?