Quod verum, tutum.
(Anonymous)

What is true is safe.

(Pron = kwohd WAY-room TOO-toom)

Comment: Finally, what is true is safe because it leaves us with what is. It
leaves us with our own true selves, for instance. But long before “finally”
look at how much energy we put into denying the truth.

How often do we put off going to the doctor because we deny that anything is
really wrong? A dear relative of mine died of a cancer that could have been
likely cured if only he had gone to the doctor two years (yes two whole years)
earlier.

How often do we put various spins on religious beliefs in order to maintain the
tradition long after they no longer hold any veracity? How long, for instance,
did Galileo live under the condemnation of the Church for speaking the truth
about the Earth revolving around the Sun instead of the other way around? How
long did Protestants and Catholics live under mutual condemnation until they
recognized that they were saying many of the same things only differently?
(about 500 years on both counts)

Just how difficult is it to look in a mirror and really see our true selves—and
acknowledge acceptance of who we are, right now? Or, if we are being honest,
to look in the mirror and acknowledge that right now, we do not accept our
selves? Can we then acknowledge that we are on a path of self-destruction?

The fact is, what is true, in any given moment, may be the most frightening
thing we can hear or say. Once acknowledged though, it becomes a very safe
place to live.