Truth is not what you want it to be; it is what it is, and you must bend to its

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CJKent_band
The truth hurts, but if you accept it, it will set you free
Title couldn’t say it all.

“Truth is not what you want it to be; it is what it is,
and you must bend to its power or live a lie.”

~ Miyamoto Musashi
~ Native name 宮本武蔵
~ Japanese swordsman, philosopher, strategist, writer and rōnin
~ Born c. 1584 Harima Province or Mimasaka Province, Japan
~ Died 13 June 1645 Higo Province, Japan
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Brahma2k
2 years ago
Nin is credited with the following saying. It precisely sums up human nature:
“We don’t see as things as they are, we see things as we are”.
The only thing I’d add to it is: the human brain is largely incapable of processing very big numbers.
Reality will often be subservient to the human nature of filtering from its own perceptions as well its inability to comprehend that one out of one million equals, for all practical purpose, zero.
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