At the hospital I was at recently, some of the curtains had “inspirational” sayings written on them. I was struck by this one:
Speak your truth.
to which I must reply
There is a word for people who take a propietory attitude toward truth. They’re called “liars”.
What a world of difference there is between “my truth” and “the truth”.
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I always found Pilate’s question on truth particularly mocking – just goes to show human nature and sin doesn’t change.