Facts & Truths

Some people have a hard time accepting truth for what it is, TRUTH. They will twist it every way they can in order to lessen the impact but at the end of the day, truth is truth. We have to adjust to the truth, truth doesn't bend to our desires. I remember the old adage "Truth hurts". Yes, the truth does hurt especially if one is used to getting their way 24-7. The person hasn't had someone in their life to keep it real with them and when a person comes along to tell them what it is, they don't know how to respond. Truth does not stop being truth because we can't wrap our minds around it. People need to embrace truth instead of bucking against it. Further wallowing in ignorance is prolonging your pain & suffering. Although truth tastes like bitter medicine at first, in the end it's beneficial because it will help you be a better man or woman; and that's what most of us strive for, correct? I know I strive to be better every day. I can't grow up an old fool that's still doing the same foolish things I did when I was in my 20s and 30s. Another aspect of truth is fact. What is fact? A fact is something that has really occurred or is actually the case. The usual test for a statement of fact is verifiability, that is whether it can be proven to correspond to experience Standard reference works are often used to check facts. Scientific facts are verified by repeatable experiments. Opinions become facts if they are backed up by consistent observation, evidence or behavior. The sooner people learn this, the better off they will be.