The Painful TRUTH

 

The Painful TRUTH

 

The Lie said to the Truth, "Let's take a bath together, the well water is very nice.  So they got naked and started bathing. Suddenly, the Lie leapt out of the water and fled, wearing the clothes of the Truth.

The Truth, furious, climbed out of the well to get her clothes back. But the World, upon seeing the naked Truth, looked away, with anger and contempt. Poor Truth returned to the well and disappeared forever, hiding her shame. Since then, the Lie runs around the World, dressed as the Truth, and society is very happy...

Because the World has no desire to know the naked Truth.

(Jean-Léon Gérome, 1896.)

 

 

Somehow I don’t wish to blame Covid nor pinpointing countries; but the results of broken weak governments, economy teetering on crashing, finger pointing law breakers, broken vaccinations promises, societal divides, fake news enhancing lies, family disloyalty, and the end result of painful oxygen-deprived deaths is the UGLY truth of humanity Covid has unleashed our global community.   This retched virus is showing up the naked truth.   

 

 

Leadership  is in question. Democracy a myth.  Monarchies under debate.  Major religions are failing.   These are world issues not country picked.  A very heavy burden for Generation Z to evolve.   I shed a tiny tear for them

 

Our values have been pinpointed to societal success.  Highly rated through money, ill gotten or hard earned.   Penultimate is  praise, power and privilege.

 

I have no answer only wishing for a re-set button that is not there.  I admire truth, slightly afraid but comforted that it is ultimately the journey to take.

 

Generation Z, take the torch, make it work in IT and AI  and build the truth so nothing is hidden.