Truth is a great quality, but not commonly found among men. It is difficult to come out with the truth because it can bring trouble. But a proverb says, “Better a sour than a lie.” A lie which is the opposite of truth can do well as harm. One may lie after killing, and another can be punished for the murder which he did not commit. But the truth will come to the top like oil on water.
Human beings have a sinful nature and so they are prone always to do wrong and deny it. That is the opposite of truth. Children must be taught in early life to speak the truth. Comparatively, the western children more often come out with the truth than the children from the East.
Some powerful people do not like less powerful people speaking the truth, because such powerful people will get into hot water. So, they will do everything possible to prevent the less powerful, speaking the truth. To achieve their end, they will even kill. Christ was crucified because he spoke the truth and so had other martyrs suffered because they lived truthful lives.
Truth is stranger than fiction. In real life, we come across incidents which are truer and more real than what we find in fabricated stories. Truth is most betrayed in the courts of Justice. There is a cartoon in the Law Library of Sri Lanka showing a man in the dock, a court scene and with these words below it. “The fool who spoilt the fun by speaking the truth.”
If all are true in thought word and deed the world will be a better place to live in. But it will never be so.
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