How about the truth?

What does truth mean to you? Sometimes it seems that people will sacrifice truth for happiness at every whim. When did we become such despisers of truth? Even at this very moment when I say the word truth right now it is not taken to heart. Now what if I was to say, what do lies mean to you? Now we're getting somewhere. If I was to complain about lies in this piece people would join in saying I know lies are horrible lies are everywhere. But where is truth? So underrated these days huh?

What is it to live a lie? It is always for a seemingly happy life. We are very capable of living a lie but not living for truth. Is this a bad thing? Not necessarily. Lies can bring happiness as long as they are not found out. And happiness makes the world go round. Heaven is happiness, but does that mean it is a lie? I mean two different things here. Heaven does not exist or heaven is a place where you are lied to. A place where everything is what you want to hear, feel, see, touch, taste, and smell. But not what is real. But here's what I am getting at, which is something that I know is an uncomfortable subject which none of you want to discuss and I give you permission to stop reading right now. That is your very lives, but not just that. It is what gives meaning to your lives. The meaning in itself.

So consider this if you are to be 100% honest with yourself, but if you are happy with your lie than just keep it to the back of your mind. That is, What you believe is the meaning to life. Is it a meaning you chose because it made you happiest or it is what you truly believe? I mean something you would believe in even if it gave you the most meaningless uncomfortable life imaginable. What makes you happiest? When you have an easy answer. But everyone around you says there is no easy answers in life and they swear by it as proof of all sorts of ridiculous things. But if you cannot perform such a task here is something smaller for you. If you believe that happiness is more valuable than truth it will also tie into any sort of belief system in your life. Why do you listen to music? Because it makes you happy. Why do you have friends? Because it makes you happy. Why are you nice to your friends? Because if they are happy, you are happy by their praise. Why do you play music if not to gain approval from your friends? All for the sake of happiness. So let me ask the question that I have been procrastinating,
Why do you believe in god?

Because that answer makes you happy......

Or because you believe that is the answer?

When you go to church is it to see your friends and dance and have fun? Is it some sort of twisted addiction? Where you have to have people surrounding you and coddling you with affection? I thought church was to receive affection from a heavenly father? Or even better,
I thought church was to serve a heavenly father because you owe him some sort of debt for putting you on this earth?

If this was true you wouldn't need to go to church but pay your own homage by yourself. That's where it is truth. But that is not what people want. People want happiness. And that's what the church will deliver to them with lightning speed at these functions. Oh hey! Something constantly exciting is going on stage!

So why do you believe? Is it your perfect little answer you can hold onto all your life to keep you from shattering right then and there? Is it this answer that you will use for everything that you are unsure about and makes you uncomfortable trying to deal with it? And what if you take this answer to the grave with you? What use is it there? All of the sudden this answer is put to the test and so far nothing is happening. They only way you can find out the answer is once your whole world goes black. The only way is when you lose thought. There is nothing. What a risk to take! What if that nothingness stays? No big loss you cannot think. So it looks like a win win scenario. If you believe there is a god than he might just let you keep on living like you so want to do. And if there isn't than no loss you can't feel any sadness about it.

But I will tell you the loss. The loss suffered is by truth. Truth loses in this scenario in a whopping victory by happiness once again. So I will ask a new question, what is more important to you, your happiness or other peoples happiness? Or to insight the same feelings felt about liars, selfishness. If you muck your cards in the game of life who benefits? To hide the truth from everyone all your life is a crime against humanity. There is no price payed but to that of your fellow man.

Being honest is a hard and lonely road with no benefits but to yourself. I have found that it can be tiresome because the truth is so hidden by the global population. Truth can be rewarded but also chastised so it is hard to determine whether it is a good thing. Truth can make you dependant on what makes you happy because you are finally being honest about it. Nothing about truth is as appealing as the lie so I will not be surprised by your choice.