Convenient truth

Jeremy Leach

The inner workings of the mind
Thoughts bold as brass, thoughts hard to find
The soothing sense that we're in control
Driven by logic and a caring soul

 

Free will flows along its courses
Pulled by the current of subconscious forces
The battle of giving and selfish foes
The swirling of thoughts of all we know

 

The moral high ground starts to tumble
As we re-engineer the map of our jungle
To fit a reality that gives most use
And that justifies a convenient truth

 

  • Author: Jeremy Leach (Offline Offline)
  • Published: July 19th, 2020 07:54
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Comments3

  • GON

    mm, i think i dig the conceit here. personally, i believe in absolute truth and am sometimes frustrated by people who create their own morals, especially if they don't hold up to them.

    • Jeremy Leach

      I agree about absolute truth. I've seen a few people around me squirming to justify themselves in a good light when really it's all about selfishness.

    • dusk arising

      I like your post today. Food for thought for an open mind, provokative. Often though minds have become closed, convinced there is only one truth though plainly their brothers see it slighty differently.

      All in all, we are each alone with our thoughts and justifications and of course the scales of convenience and right.

      • Jeremy Leach

        Thanks. I think you're right with closed minds. So much polarisation of opinion these days which gets very tribal. It's something that bothers and unsettles me a lot personally. Too many people dress up their underlying motives.

      • Goldfinch60

        Those 'convenient truths' can be so inconvenient for those who think.

        Andy

        • Jeremy Leach

          You're right there Andy. I'm not totally criticising others because I know I've been capable of trying to justify my own actions by trying to shape my thoughts. One particular example in the past put me on the edge of a nervous breakdown and I learnt a hard lesson.

          • Goldfinch60

            Those lessons in our life teach us so much, it is the experience that makes us learn and you cannot teach experience.

            Andy



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