In a world full of lies, wrath, and regret, one must wander to find the essential truth, one must read a thousand scriptures to seek the reality hiding beneath its pages, and one must understand the universal laws before the creation of man. It is difficult, indeed, but what lies beyond the reach of our senses? Since the early beginning of our existence, truth was also given birth; but masked through the centuries, and buried underneath the rules created by man. Once uncovered, it shall set us all free. Free from those judgmental standards, unfair justice, and impractical ideas of equality that kept us all foolish. Although rich by fortune and luxuries, we are still poor by the knowledge of truth, and the only way acquiring it is through God. Valuing and comprehending the written testaments will grant each and every one of us a chance to live with certainty and integrity that we all have long hoped for.
As soon as Christ declared in John 8:32, “You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free,” the Jews who responded and professed to know and expound the truth became His disciples. The truth which is to them, not only a system, but also a power; not only something to be written or spoken, but also something to be felt and lived. It appears to the passage that the truth is either living with us or it is Jesus Christ himself. It was previously understood as a verse, but then used later as a form of quote or saying. In the present times, whenever injustice is served, an individual has a natural tendency of seeking for the truth to relieve the feeling of stress, tension, and anxiety. But once the truth has prevailed, it lets a person experience the pleasant sensation of being free. This explains why living in certainty becomes the lifestyle everybody wishes to have.
Living at this kind of generation will most likely make people believe in the misunderstood sense of reality and become ignorant and unknowing to the real definition of truth. Considering that through time, different perspectives of the same proverb arises and slowly change its novel meaning. The current usage makes it harder to comprehend the written testaments for it uses materialistic things and does not truly glorify the words of God. We should realize that depending on God directly grants us the essential truth. Being a follower, a believer, and a disciple gives us liberty, freedom, and the true meaning of living with certainty. He is the way, the truth, and the life. Whoever believes in Him shall receive the undying truth of our existence.
By: Kimberly B. Paguntalan | Teacher I | Bataan National High School | Balanga, Bataan
