Wow, wild! I'm not even sure what to write. It's funny and sad all at the same time to me.
I don't think any of us has the full, ultimate Truth with no flaws in it; no matter who we are. We have our beliefs, our culture, our perspective, our experience, our research (from wildly different sources!), and it all shapes us. It's crazy how much that can divide us.
The art gallery I'm in is trying to plan a gallery show called "Unity: Imagine" with 15 different artists from wildly different ages, backgrounds, orientations and beliefs. What seems like a simple topic can become a huge challenge! What a wild world we live in.
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Thanks Kara! Yes absolutely. Truth is a wholy subjective thing. And the only absolute truth is collective, and totally un-graspable by something as limited as human mind....IMHO. It's way better create art then trying to come up with the right version of something that changes with every breath :) Good luck with the exhibit!
Yeah, I agree our minds are limited on a lot of spiritual levels. And also that some parts of 'truth' can be subjective, based on who is doing the observing and reporting on what is happening. On another level though, I actually do believe that there are real truths in this world. I think it can be hard to define them in words that make sense to a diverse world (even the words we use can cause a problem in how people interpret them! yikes.). But it seems like there are patterns, and themes that have happened throughout history, among people over and over. Acting in Love vs acting out of Fear, and the consequences of that. Violent dominance vs respect and care. There are ways of being that bring harm and sickness and despair and there are ways of being that bring health and hope and life. Those patterns are real. I believe that is truth. I'm sure people will disagree, which brings us to the subjective part. So in the meantime, I'll continue to follow the truth that I see. (And create art like you said! Since none of us have it all figured out!)
Thanks for the encouragement on the exhibit! Lots of emails flying around trying to figure it out. Navigating is an ongoing thing!