I agree- when it comes right down to it , ultimately truth is a matter of perception and interpretation for people
But I would like to extend one point----If that's the case shouldn't we then remain neutral or non-judgemental
Truth to me is basically facts What is happening NOW. It is only when we add the colours of our own judgement based on what we think they are, their own pasts and behaviours and everything else that these facts get distorted and we tend to
perceive rather than just
seeLet's take the two most argued topics in BV
1. Sumitra and Ganga vs Sanchi
Here it's Sumitra's perceptions that created this mess. For her
a. Sanchi was young, from a wonderful background, had an amazing man called Shiv as her brother. Sanchi's subsequent sucking up thereby consolidated her impression as a wonderful young girl and enabled her to ignore all of Sanchi's slip ups and dismiss it as bachpana
b. Ganga , a woman who left her husband and with no background. For Sumitra the fact alone that she left her husband was slightly hard to digest and her impression of Ganga wasn't all that good. This made her a receptive mind to Sanchi's poison
If Sumitra had remained neutral and refrained from making judgements she could have seen Sanchi's bad along with all the good and that would have raised red flags. She could have seen Ganga's good along with the danger she posed and thereby made logical decisions rather than developing this concentrated hate against her
Bhairon remaining neutral had the ability to see truth as truth and could therefore understand the situation and deal with it better
2. Shiv
A man who is logical, smart and has had a well deserved reputation for integrity till now
If this situation was happening in another family with 3 other people as Jagya, Ganga and Sanchi- I am certain he would have raised questions regarding the behaviour of that Sanchi. However in this case his impression of Sanchi as a childish, loving sister and of Jagya as a cheating womanizer has clouded his judgement
If he had remained neutral and seen facts for facts he would have definitely have suspected something was amiss
The only way to see truth for truth is to remain unbiased- See the situation from outside , logically and stick to facts without extra baggage of who the participants are
We need to see , not perceiveUnfortunately in real life it is all too hard to do so
Edited by ranitha - 12 years ago