And the truth shall set you free.

Truth.

It’s a really difficult thing to find these days.   It’s played with all the time.   People skew it, and they stretch it.  They hide it, and they sometimes lie right out and call it the truth.

But, somewhere there is real truth.  Facts.

As I have been watching the impeachment hearings I have been considering how truth has been too often hidden for political gain.  I wonder ‘where is the truth?’ And when we hear it, will we believe it?    Each witness so far has stood and sworn to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.  Then they spend hours telling the truth, the best that they know it to be.   Yet, the testimony of all is still questioned, and is said by many to be false.  Just turn on some of the night time news/talk programs and listen to the ‘talking heads’ rehash the testimony.

Of all the sad things that has happened since President Trump took office, one of the saddest – and scariest – is the twisting of truth.   He has made it a full time job to say and tweet lies and call them truth.  He has turned many, many people into gullible believers of ‘un-truths’ without any moral concern.  He is an expert at it because he has done it his whole life, in business and in his personal life.   He ‘plays’ people. He sees life as it’s his world and what ever he wants and says is his truth.

So, why am I writing this?   I find myself seeing any statement, any article, any published story as perhaps a lie.   Newspaper articles.  Online media sources for sure!   I now stop, and think WHO wrote this?  And WHY?   Is there truth is what they say or write?   What angle are they using?   Who are they supporting?

Everything I read I question.

But, as I said before – somewhere there really is TRUTH.    If I am to believe anything at all, I hope I can believe those who have become before our Congress for these hearings and have sworn to tell the truth, the whole truth,  and nothing but the truth.   I cling to it.  I watch and see believable non-political government workers tell what happened in the months in question – and I believe it to be honest.    That is why I think it is VERY important to watch the hearings and not just listen to the talking heads at night.  I know the hearings happen during the day and people can not always watch live. But record it.  Watch for yourself.

Our country is so divided – and it is because truth is not believed.  Truth is hidden. Too many people do not have a moral backbone to speak truth.    But, it IS there.  You have to put in some work to find it.  You have to be open-minded and listen.   You can not allow cynicism to take over.

Why?  Because yes, the truth will set you free.  It will give you peace about decisions made.  Finding truth is basic, and right. It is moral.  It’s needed to come together.  Without it we end up in chaos.  You may not like the truth – but at least you can live with it.     We must have truth.