Not
everyone's Truth is the same. As humans, we often share experiences
with one another. However, even being in the same moment, we will all
view it differently. That is what makes us individuals.
Your truth is not my truth. Our perceptions, history, level of self awareness, environment, people around us, etc., help to color what we view as our individual truths. No matter what the common circumstances, they will be inherently different.
Often times, we tend to deny each other's truths. Sometimes intentionally, most often unintentionally. We do so in the occasional comparing our stories to the individual's. If we had a similar experience, because it happened to us, then said event
has a heightened sense of validity. (I could use several self events
for explanation, but choosing not to for the sake of brevity.)
If
said event either did not happen to us, or we cannot comprehend the
course of things, often we will question the person saying, "Did that
really happen like that?" " You're making this up." "Stop being so
melodramatic. You're making mountains out of molehills." Those type of
statements are a denial of someone's truth.
The
best thing to do- when possible- is to pause, and ask yourself: "Why am
I reacting this way to someone else's statement? What is the landmine
here?" For some people, acknowledging another's truth is an incredibly
hard act. They may feel that by simply doing so, that they are forced to
take on that mantle of belief. This is not the case. When you accept the words out of another's mouth as being their truth, you are acknowledging their story, their journey and path. You are not taking it as your own (truth).
Now
maybe this line of thought will push some buttons. Maybe it will cause a
pause and thinking. Or maybe someone will laugh and say that this whole
writing is fallacy. That's okay. Since the above is a train of thought
running in my brain,
I don't expect anyone else to take it as serious as I mayhap do. This
is a thought that is in process... and one of the many elements of my truth.
