A simple dialogue session I went through at school... Its a paraphrasal of what the average student would experience within time

A: Nah... Theres not much time left to study liao. I'll just concentrate on the Secondary 2 syllabus and go with it. Anyway, its not counted.
B: What you mean its not counted?
A: Mid-year what...
B: Hm? Its prelim...
A: Huh? I thought..
C: O levels is a month after this, this exam is prelim.
A: Really.... ?
B: Yarh!
C: *Sigh*
A: But I thought...
B: It is prelim lar!
A: Who told you one?
B: My chinese teacher, okay? Is that good enough for you to believe?
A: huh... ? (to D) Hey, our class Chinese teacher is Head of department right?
D: Yeah.
A: (back to C and D) Hey, HOD told me is not prelim!
B & C: Eh?
B: No lar... its prelim.
A: Um...
B: My chinese teacher said so.
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The truth was: The exam was not a prelim, but only a midyear.

Perhaps its really too simple a situation to show the fogs 'truth's secretes... But theres the school of mor0ns that says its the simple things in life that define who you are. On the large scale, for humans altogether. A quote to demonstrate this would be "What a man laughs at is a good show of his character." Indeed it is. From it, we can infer what he enjoys and what he is uncomfortable with. We can see who he hates and who he likes to be with. We can see if he is a racist or whether he is in deep vengence with someone. And much more. Likewise, in other simple matters?

A pictorial representation of truth would be a cage. The degree of how much the cage locks you up, depends of course, on the worth the truth means to you. Truth isn't always in crystal clarity, but most of the time, we agree with the basic flow to meet the huge picture and to aim to do battle with the last boss. For instance, it is a 'truth' that studying hard for examinations would give you good results. But of course, the statement has a lot more to it, and it isn't that simple, although, when considered in a basic light, it is. In a related case, one can say that a degree would equate to a decent job. Again, there are the varaitions. And its not only the exceptional cases. There are situations that would become, at a lower and not so drastic level.

When we hear a truth, we directly link it towards a 'promise'. Sure, it might not seem that way at first, but if one can gaze at the correct angle depending on the situation, he would realise that what he seeks are really, promises. Therefore, insurances. And contracts. etc. We all know that the assholes of the world (um, humans) are not exactly good promise keepers and so it would be better to figure out the times they kept it, rather than the times they did not. Then again, the whole art piece of the promise is ambigious, and at times would be quite ridiculous to mantain or check. As the TV has told me, guys always seem to like to make promises to girls in relationships as well as once a promise is set, the whole thing gets all soury and romantic. Much promises invovle 'waiting' as well. And to wait. Well, when we believe in the promise, we would know its worth to wait. Because, he won't break the promise.

I shall glance back to the picture of the cage and add details. We can see that among the several cages of 'truth', there are some with locks that have varying keyhole sizes, some that have no lock at all, and some that have no keyhole in the lock. Such, represents the faith one has in his truth. Whether or not, it is easy for him to wriggle out of the cage after crashing down the low quality grills, or if it is simple enough for one to pick the lock and cheat his way out.
Then, there are the types of boundaries that the cage allows. The bars may be of the same material (as in, same truth), but the allowance of perception of the other cages outside the boundary can be in question. How much are you allowed to see outside your cage? Or are you only obstructed to a small point? Or are you allowed to see much, but only concentrating on a single spot?
The cage holds the prisoner--- you. To risk taking the analogy out of context, what feeling is that prisoner experiencing? Is it hunger? Is it confusion? Is it lostness? Are the bars of the cage getting hotter to feel, or colder to touch? Or are they still providing the needed comfort? The generous assurance?
Pain.

Or is it pain?
Just pure... uneeded describable, pain?

Truth, is indeed contreversial, to the extent that everyone wants to be right. And if one were to reach out from his cage and feel the bars of another cage, to apprieciate and respect the differences and perhaps even discover a signal... all the while staying in his own cage...
Open.... but closed?
Could differences be embraced?
Questionable. And hard. Because, of truth.

And yet, in all this. I myself will continue to cling onto the bars of truth. Because I know the promise can never be broken.


For the truth that I believe in, shall make me free.

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