Episode #2
In search of Truth
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"Why did you decide to be my apprentice?" The old man said.
"To learn, my master," he girl pleaded.
The fire and the shadows danced in the room scared the girl, but the young boy was entertained. Seeing his father teaching seemed to bring back good memories. On his chair in the corner of the room, he was watching his father siting behind his desk and the girl siting on the same spot where he used to sit when he was younger, in front of his father.
"Really, but why?" The old man replied.
"I have told you the story, when I first met your son I was in a crisis. Due to the pain I tried to commit suicide. It happened 3 times. On my third attempt your son found me. He showed me the way of reasoning, the wisdom to endure life. After that I became obsessed with the idea of learning; and I found the best teacher, " the girl replied.
"Is it true my son?" the old man asked his son.
"Absolutely not, father."
The girl was stunned. The old man turned to the girl and said,"Describe to me the day that you saw my son. And my son you will interrupt when ever you did not agree. There are only a few ways to find out the truth."
"As you wish master."
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One year ago:
The wind was strong as it moved through the hair's of the young girl. The girl closed her eyes, she took a breath and brought her left wrist forward. She opened her eyes and took her last glimpse at the hilltops. The sky was blue but dark with white stains on it; it looked like a painting by a goth painter with no sense of beauty. The landscape was empty, no trees, no living creatures, only grass. Green grass, more like a little army of snakes moving their tails. It looked like childish painting by a depressed kid that probably has autism. There was nothing in this picture worth looking at, rather living for it. With her eyes closed she swung her right hand with the blade on her left wrist. The blood splashed out of her hand and she slowly fell. As she was falling something or someone stopped her. But she had already passed out.
She tried to open her eyes, but she was too weak. She tried to say something but the only sound she could make was a murmur. She thought she probably failed again; she is so weak she can't even kill herself. But then she felt something, something warm beside her, something was holding her wrist. She made another sound and moved her neck in the position of the thing. The boy had bandaged the girl's wrist and was putting pressure on it. He realized the girl was conscious and said,"Don't worry. I stopped the bleeding. Fortunately you didn't cut it very deep. I was sitting on the side of the hill and I saw you. What were you thinking? Don't you see this beautiful world? Don't you see if you would have died I could never save a life. You changed my life today. Thank you."
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The old man looked at the young couple. He smiled and said,"Now I have learned the truth. Thank you my children."
The girl seemed surprise, and asked:"But I didn't say the reason, the purpose. How did you learn the truth from our story."
The old man replied,"It's very soon for you to understand this my child, but truth does not exist, and it has nothing to do with purpose. It's a view, a perspective. Completely subjective and imaginary. There is no truth. What I learned from your story is a bond you two created. A spark that initiated everything. Perhaps you will find your destiny connected to this bond as well."
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Episode #3
In search of Destiny
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4 comments:
This was funny: "It looked like childish painting by a depressed kid that probably has autism" !
Tell me, if there is no such thing as truth, then why should we try to learn anything?
I don't understand your point here.
What I'm trying to say is that there is more than one truth, there is more than one way. So there is no single thing as truth. Opposite of what religion claims to have.
I don't see the connection between learning and truth.
well, curiousity and passion for learning can only make sense if there is something - or some truth - to be discovered. If its subjective, on the other hand, searching for it is meaningless.
I have two answers for you.
First I don't understand why should it have a meaning. The main belief of a scientist is that we cannot find all the answers. Therefore, we accept reality and we're fine with not constantly looking for meaning. I will elaborate on this on later episodes.
My second answers, is that I said truth does not exist but that doesn't have anything to do with a meaning or a purpose. I'm simply pointing out that different perspectives come up with different answers and both of them can be equally correct.
Thank you for your interest in my series!
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