Truth doesn't have to be complicated. Truth doesn't need to be dressed up in fancy trappings in order to be authentic. Too often, though, finding the truth can be like looking through a big pile of hay for a tiny needle - impossible and time-consuming.Ever wonder why the talking heads on TV always seem to have plenty to say but virtually nothing worthwhile to share? More often than not, the truth (if there is any to be found in their blathering) is hidden in a mass of political doublespeak, usually delivered at a pace that would make an athlete gasp for air.
Speaking plainly has gone the way of the dinosaur, and it's time to bring it back. If you were watching an old movie, say, one from the 1930s or 40s, you'd hear some pretty straight talk on the screen. In those days, there was no obscuring the facts with bloated language or unclear rhetoric. People said what was on their minds, and you just had to deal with it. So there.
Much has changed in the 21st century when it comes to basic language and communication. In our so-called enlightened era, we even have a term to denote how we change the meaning of words to our advantage: spin. But merely spinning one's words doesn't make them true.
The deepest truths are pretty simple, really. A basic truth: The world revolves around money, sex, and power - not necessarily in that order. Keep that in mind when you see some television pundit spewing a bunch of puffery that adds up to nothing. What's he really trying to sell, anyway?
For instance, take the subject of war. Wars are started to make money for a select few, and not to "save democracy," as those who start wars are fond of saying. Sure, the warmongers will do their best to persuade you that they must attack another country for the security of the nation (or some other such rot), but the truth is they're doing it for the riches. But you won't hear it from their lips.
Remember, truth is simple. It doesn't need to be sugarcoated or layered in mountains of verbosity. (Ockham's Razor says it best: "Entities are not to be multiplied without necessity," meaning the simplest explanation is usually the correct one.)
For every convoluted theory, there exists a simpler one that can answer the question. So next time you're looking for the truth, seek the simplest explanation. You probably won't be disappointed.
© Kathy Sanborn
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