Truth: A Study

TRUTH: A STUDY anything has not been known in an absolute sense, then man continuously tries to discover it in the absolute sense. The same thing applies to man’s personality. By his very nature, man desires the absolute. He wants to live in certainty. He wants that when he knows a woman is his mother, he should know this fact as certainty. In the same way, when he knows a house is his house, he wants to feel sure that it is indeed his. If this were not the case, man would be uncertain about everything in life. Moreover, it is a fact that man cannot live very long and be at peace in the face of uncertainty. These facts clearly show that the concept of the absolute is entirely in accordance with man’s nature. Contrary to this, thinking that nothing in this world has an absolute character or reality goes against the basic demands of man’s nature. To believe the truth to be non-absolute or relative is like saying that one does not believe anything to be true. Such a belief can only make someone a sceptic, but that is not the recipe for a successful life.