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We hear it everywhere: “Find your truth.” It’s splashed across social media, stitched into graduation speeches, and carried like a badge of freedom in modern culture.
At first glance, it sounds empowering — finally, a way to honor your story, to be seen, to be heard. And that matters. History is filled with voices that were silenced, experiences dismissed. There’s something profoundly healing about being allowed to speak honestly. But somewhere along the way, the phrase shifted.
“Find your truth” is no longer about honesty — it’s about authority. It doesn’t just encourage self-expression; it commands you to build a worldview from the inside out, as if your private sense of self could bear the weight of defining reality. It sounds poetic. But in practice, it’s like asking a ship to navigate the seas by staring at its own reflection in the water. Sooner or later, you run aground. Because if everyone has their own truth, then truth itself dissolves. And when your truth collides with mine, who bends? Who wins? Who gets hurt?
When life breaks down — and it always does — affirmation won’t hold you together. You don’t just need a voice; you need an anchor.
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At first glance, it sounds empowering — finally, a way to honor your story, to be seen, to be heard. And that matters. History is filled with voices that were silenced, experiences dismissed. There’s something profoundly healing about being allowed to speak honestly. But somewhere along the way, the phrase shifted.
“Find your truth” is no longer about honesty — it’s about authority. It doesn’t just encourage self-expression; it commands you to build a worldview from the inside out, as if your private sense of self could bear the weight of defining reality. It sounds poetic. But in practice, it’s like asking a ship to navigate the seas by staring at its own reflection in the water. Sooner or later, you run aground. Because if everyone has their own truth, then truth itself dissolves. And when your truth collides with mine, who bends? Who wins? Who gets hurt?
When life breaks down — and it always does — affirmation won’t hold you together. You don’t just need a voice; you need an anchor.
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Your 'truth' doesn't exist when God is speaking
When your truth collides with mine, who bends Who wins Who gets hurt
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