The face of the girl in this photo is so serene that at first look one might think that she must be reading some holy book, but a meticulous eye does not fail to notice the pain behind that serene face. That is the pain which has always been faced by the rational people-people who talk about change. This was the pain which was there on the face of the people we know as philosophers, scientists, artists, prophets. Those were the people who rebelled against the dogma of their age. Those were the people who bid adieu to the formal knowledge by relying upon themselves.
The very serenity on the face of this girl is the result of self reliance. No sage, no religion, no system, no mentor can help us find the ultimate truth. Those who keep on looking towards some external guiding force would never get the truth. This photo teaches us a lesson: lesson of self reliance.
The very serenity on the face of this girl is the result of self reliance. No sage, no religion, no system, no mentor can help us find the ultimate truth. Those who keep on looking towards some external guiding force would never get the truth. This photo teaches us a lesson: lesson of self reliance.
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We live in a time when people claim "truth is relative". This concept is unreasonable. The argument for the relevant nature of truth is self-defeating. As soon as a person accepts the argument as true, truth is no longer relevant for that individual. There are truths and falsities. Not every view can be correct. Mankind is groping in darkness apart from God’s revelation. It is not what man knows at that point, but what man thinks he knows. God has spoken through creation, through Scriptures, and the fulfillment of the scriptures in the work of Christ. To find truth we must approach the Bible in faith. Not everyone believes it to be the Word of God. Yet the Bible has no need to be proven in an a-priori or a-posteriori manner. God’s word is truth despite these arguments. Reason is not required to make way for faith in this view; instead, faith provides the room for reason to operate. The faith I am speaking of is not a blind faith but a saving faith. This faith is bound to the Bible, making faith the necessary condition for true knowledge. Faith is a gift from God, the work of His Spirit causing man to look externally for understanding. Truth is not found hidden somewhere within man, and truth will not be found through any process of meditation or soul searching. Man finds it through turning away from himself and looking toward God. In Proverbs 2:2-6, Solomon writes that as one undertakes the task of searching for wisdom, crying for discernment, and asking for help in understanding, then they discover the knowledge of God. Solomon adds that knowledge and understanding come from the mouth God. In other words, God’s words are truth.
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