I Want To Talk About Truth, Love & Understanding!
Now here’s the thing!
Never have we lived in a time when we have so much information — And so much misinformation!
F Scott Fitzgerald, author of the 1925 novel ‘The Great Gatsby’ wrote, “The test of a first rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function”
However, today’s world is many removes from Fitzgerald’s Jazz Age — And our modern 1st rate minds are often having to contend & wrestle with way more than 2 opposing ideas at any one time.
We now live in an age of 24/7 news, fake news, fact as fiction, fiction as fact, half truths & post truth.
Reality is Perception
And perception is reality — If you choose to perceive something that denies the literal reality of the situation, or sits at complete odds with how others perceive things, then who’s right and who’s wrong?
The legendary Hollywood film producer Robert Evans, famously said, “There are three sides to every story — Your side, My side, &, the Truth!!” [Tweet This]
But is this anything new?
Certainly the language we employ to describe, define, and label it all is pretty modern, and In my book, ‘Uncovering Mindfulness: In…