Truth is an eternal, infinite principle, an attribute of a thing or a concept. “True” is a descriptive that implies this principle: not arbitrary, not an argument of reason, not subject to conditions. Two plus two equals four is a statement of eternal truth. Amor omnia vincit is another, which the soul always recognizes while the mind may not.
Truth is not situational, not dependent on circumstance or corroboration. By definition it is incontrovertible. Like liquid-ness, or blue-ness, a thought or statement is true because it is a manifestation of this eternal property. Whatever is true has the spirit of truth about it, often not apparent to the intellect but immediately perceived by an open heart.
Pilate’s words echo down through the ages because they exemplify the insecurity of the secular mind, the limited ability of reason. Persuaded by the crowd to see Jesus as a criminal, unable to see the truth, he was relying on his mind rather than persuaded by his heart. We may all identify. We do not find Truth through the exercise of reason.
There is Truth, and our daily decision to seek it is the doorway to meaningful life.
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