TRUTH ABOUT FALSEHOOD
Truth is real; falsehood is artificial. The one is factual; the other is fictitious.
One is based on ethics; the other on immorality. Both truth and falsehood have
always been there. Falsehood may defeat truth for any length of time but not
forever. Russian writer Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) said in one of his stories : “God
sees the truth but waits.”
Falsehood in all its forms is widely prevalent in the world
today. It has been rightly said by somebody: “Truth is so obscure in these
times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the truth, we cannot
know it.”
Falsehood
is both a crime and a sin. If it escapes punishment in this world; it gets penalised
in the next world.
Never think of telling a lie or
indulging in falsehood. Your conscience cannot bear its harmful burden for a long time.
Be true whatever be the consequences
. None but cowards lie. A man of truth is a man of courage.
Truth is fearless. If it ever gets
mixed with falsehood, it starts repenting. It intends to become clean as fast
as possible. Some people shed tears to wash their sin of having told a lie or
having indulged in any falsehood. To harbour
falsehood in your heart for a long time is dangerous for your physical, mental
and emotional health.
To conclude, two short but vital quotes:
(1) Half a truth is often a great lie. (2) A lie can answer any question, but
only the truth brings healing.
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G.R.Kanwal
17th May 2024
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