Quest for Truth

The road to the truth has been blocked by walls of lies. They say these lies are not bad for they protect a bigger and more important thing – the truth. What is truth then if it takes so many lies to keep it?

I read a story today about a man who’s been hunted down by the police for he has robbed many a bank for many years. That man, called the “Boogey” went home to his town and was known by almost everyone.

Meanwhile, rangers were deployed to track him down and bring him down if he were to escape. One of the rangers found his hometown. He went over the place and saw a bar. There were two men inside, one was thin, playing cards, and the other slouched as if asleep with a hot over his face. The ranger approached the thin man and whispered, “Do you know where Boogey is at this moment? He’s wanted for almost 50 counts of robbery.” The thin man slowly turns his head towards the other fat man who was inside the bar. “That,” he said, “is Boogey”. The ranger immediately but cautiously moved towards the man they call Boogey.

He shouted, “Freeze, you are under arrest for robbery. I can kill you right now but if you tell me where you hid all the money you took, I will spare your life.” Boogey though did not speak English and asked the thin man to translate the message to him. Then he replied, “Go out of this bar, turn right. At the end of the road, turn right again and look for the well. Inside the bar near that well is everything that I have taken.” The ranger could not make of any of the words and asked the thin man what Boogey said. The thin man would have spoken immediately but paused and said, “He said, go ahead and kill me.”

Alas, the greed of man. There is no question anymore. Truth has lost its meaning, its value. It has lost its sparkle to inspire most men.

Alas, the weakness of man. Why would I protect you if I can protect myself by not protecting you?

The greatest mistake of man is to see only the empirical. They have lost the hopes and zeal of a child. The quest for truth should never be a step to hide another truth. The truth should be too valuable to spend your whole life finding it.