Armor of Truth
What does it mean to be truthful and honest? It means staying in touch with the actual reality of life. To stay true means to see things the way they actually are instead of how we want things to be. We as individuals often make the mistake to see things as we want them to be. We all have stories we tell ourselves to romanticize and rationalize the world and create a sense of certainty which results in a feeling of security. Yet this security is an illusion. We end up seeing the world not as it is but as we are. We mistake our horizon for the horizon of the world. We reflect our truth onto other people which can result in emotions like jealousy or hate manifesting themselves. At some point, all this might lead to an inner war that we have to fight. Emotions like envy or jealousy might be good indicators that there still is a war to be fought. To move to victory and a state of peace we begin to live truthfully, speaking the truth. Words have the power to create reality speaking the truth does not just mean not telling lies. Speaking the truth is also a state of mind. As words shape reality our thoughts shape words and thoughts are influenced by our feelings and emotions. Our inner truth is ever-changing. What is true to yourself today, might not be true tomorrow. It is a battle of honesty to acknowledge when you are not at a hundred percent of your mental or physical capacity and the feelings and emotions that arise as a consequence of that. Staying honest with the inner landscape will liberate you as you will know when you’ve given life everything you had that day. Embracing the truth is a lifelong journey that requires us to stay connected with the reality of our lives and confront inner conflicts and outer challenges. We are all warriors of truth, standing up for what is real, just, and meaningful, with a commitment to truthful thoughts, words, and actions. As the warrior embraces the truth he will come to realize that he doesn’t have to fight to protect it. Once created the truth will act as an armor protecting the warrior living within it.