TRUTH . . . IS A MYSTERY
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Those who assert they have 'solved the problem' of Truth once and for all, those for whom all the evidence is in, never experience a continuing sense of unfolding wonder. However real our initial encounter with truth, we need an on-going sense of exploration for the thrill of living to be constant.

Surely even the hereafter will be just another step into the unknown, into the wonder of discovery, albeit a colossal step and one which every one of us must eventually take. Death, that most eloquent of preachers, still remains a true mystery however sure we may feel of our destiny. And somehow I am strangely glad it does. The songwriter declared a great truth when she wrote, 'The soul afraid of dying has never learned to live' and we can be thankful when that fear has lost it's grip and we are content to live with mystery, even with paradox if need be.

© Maurice Smith 2004

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