Can an Elemental Truth Be Contradictory?
I often write about things as they are viewed though my lens in relation to the underlying human needs in the three areas of Affection, Inclusion and Control. These are the Elemental Truths from which I attempt to chart my path on life and from which I offer those receptive gentle nudges along their own course.
Recently I recieved a challenge. ”How can you provide your ”nudges” from a perspective based on those three guideposts when we are not all on the same path or even headed to the same destination. My truth may not be the same and may even contradict yours.”
In response I offer my position.
Elemental Truths about life, self, earth and the universe cannot be contradictory. Since all elemental truths are merely portrayals of an essence they cannot be contradictory. Which is not to say the purveyor of the truth cannot be incorrect in his portrayal. Furthermore truths must agree with scientific facts. If they do not, then either there is an error in our science or our understanding of the truth. To arrive at the Truth, we need to be open to knowing. Truth is not relative.
So what, or what does acknowledging an Elemental Truth do for us?
For me to concede that a truth is truly elemental it must muster past my stringent set of criteria.
- It must hold its value regardless of reference or context.
- It must have unassailable efficacy and dependability.
- It must have a infinite shelf life.
- It must be integral to function of life, otherwise it is a mere fact.
- It must hold complete objective perspective for every person on the planet.
For me this is beyond a “scientific truth” or a fact. Both of these are malleable and may change dramatically over time. I require a truth that is immutable and ever constant.
What do you think, can an elemental truth be contradictory?