Subjective Truth

As we sit down to celebrate Thanksgiving this year, we may find ourselves in conversations with people whom we struggle to understand.

We may wonder where they could have possibly sourced the “facts” that have led them to develop their opinions about COVID or the election or the country’s racial unrest. We may conclude that they’ve developed a distorted perspective of reality — a perspective shaped by misinformation from a biased selection of news sources and public figures.

But we should ask ourselves…who are we to think that our opinions have been shaped by anything different? Who are we to think that our perspective of reality is any less selective?

Reality is subjective. “Truth” is sadly subjective too, as we interpret it from different perspectives.

Remembering this can help us better understand the people with whom we might disagree.

Happy Thanksgiving