The Truth Isn’t Always Black And White

We’re not here to agree with everyone but to coexist with compassion.

That means respecting others’ life paths and personal, political, or spiritual choices. Life doesn’t offer one truth for all.

Our beliefs grow with us—molded by our circumstances, culture, and personal stories. It’s no wonder we each see right and wrong through a different lens.

We all walk different paths, shaped by our truths.

Honoring someone else’s reality doesn’t diminish your own—it expands it.

Our version of truth may feel absolute, yet someone living a different life, in a different place or time, may see things in reverse—and still be right.

Embracing this possibility invites humility, patience, and the grace to forgive.

Tolerance DOES NOT mean enduring what is harmful.

Sometimes the most important lesson is knowing when to say “no,” when to walk away, and when to step out of what’s causing pain.

After all, we shape the environment we choose to stay in.

While investigating my mother’s story, I saw how subjective even common expressions—like “I clearly remember” or “this is true”—can be.

The truths I held were often mirrored by completely different, yet equally sincere, truths from others. This realization has been both challenging and humbling.

When we can’t agree on what “walking distance” means, how could we possibly expect universal agreement on words like “love,” “hate,” “injustice,” “murder,” or “suicide”? These words hold layers of pain, belief, and personal history.