TRUTH is a five-letter word that is so powerful and yet, so heavy to carry - especially for some people who are blinded by their greed for money, power, status and fame. As we look around us in Malaysia, it seems that many have great difficulty in being true to themselves. I was prompted to write this post because of Chong's comment in response to my post on HAVE YOU GIVEN UP?
Truth is a problem to many because we hardly hear the truth anymore. MSM distorts truth and projects truth as perceived and defined by some. In reality, truth encompasses values such as honesty, sincerity, goodness, justice and integrity of character.
The sequence of damning scandals and controversies show us that core values of truth have been bulldozed to the ground! For many, they can stand and proclaim lies and sugar coat it so well that they themselves believe it is the truth. Some of the unenlightened ones fall prey to these lies because of many reasons.
Perhaps the most important one is that liars and evil persons cannot be true to themselves. They live in a different realm of existence and are not in harmony with reality or nature but in harmony with their self-constructed make-believe world or aspired Utopian-like existence that they THINK money can buy. Thus, they spin and lie through their teeth without batting an eyelid. They act and speak because they believe in what they would like to believe, and their actions are grounded on these distorted beliefs, even though they are fully aware that they are far away from the truth. In other words, they are so out of touch with themselves because they cannot be honest to themselves!!!
Why? Many in our country feign ignorance because they rather not know as long as their greed can be satiated. They have no qualms about coping with or spewing lies. We see important characters proudly masking untruths via pseudo-talk, rhetoric, sloganeering laced with self-righteousness and false pride. They have the audacity to claim it is for the common good as if to seek accolades from the public while remaining insincere and untrue to themselves and their loved ones.
When people tell lies, we will know because of the tell-tale signs. Liars are filled with greed, jealousy, anxiety, tension, loathing and prejudice. Their words and actions are inconsistent and are open for all and sundry to see and to compare. There are enough examples from the Malaysian scenario to fill a book!
Deceitful and conniving liars cannot be fair and square. Much as they hate to admit it, they live in fear of those who speak the truth. They try to be at the top but through evil ways!!!
Those who mask the truth cannot win the respect of others. Instead, they receive brickbats and judgement from others. Many would not listen to them anyway! Such liars cannot be honest with themselves and can never be levelheaded. Neither can they think logically. Fearful of rejection, they try to reinforce their seats of power or worse still, partake in an expansion program!
People who cannot speak the truth are nothing but cowards! They are first class hypocrites and fake or distort many facts to fool themselves and others into believing in something to make themselves feel more secure in their evil world of lies.
It would be very difficult for such characters to be true to themselves because it requires guts - REAL guts to actually look closely at everything without lying to themselves. They cannot get on with life in a more mature and intelligent way because they are blinded by their evil cronies and agenda. And they are first-class cowards hiding behind many shields because they have no soul, spirit or conscience and are mere shells of humans with no heart for humanity.
So what will happen? This culture of lies will spread, evolve and more and more will be influenced - from the young to the old, rich to poor and we CANNOT LET THAT HAPPEN, can we?
Is it so difficult to speak the truth, and nothing but the truth? Seems like it....
Ultimately, they will have to explain to their Maker one day. God is their Judge.
In the mean time, let us persevere and continue to speak the truth in love.
Have a nice day and God bless you!
