Again, this is me writing whatever comes to mind. I wanted to write about the Truth fromFMA. I don't even know if, in the end, I actually wrote about it. I just kind of slipped into truth in general and now you get my philosophical thoughts on truth.
The Truth is everything and nothing. It is important, an integral part of reality. It is reality. Yet it can have many facets. What is the truth for one might not be the same for another. It is subjective. The world is guided by the laws of nature. That is the Truth.
However the world we humans live in is highly subjective. Worth, laws and morals are always changing. Is it right to kill a person? There were once civilizations in which innocent people were sacrificed to the gods. It was an honour for the sacrifice, completely normal and sometimes the sacrifices themselves where afterwards coveted as gods. Today such practices are seen as barbaric and inhuman. In truth it is merely a change of perception, of morality in societies. Or is it? Maybe it was the Truth all along. Or maybe we should go back to worshiping the sacrife-gods who would surely protect us against natural catastrophes. Or they might kill us themselves for killing them.
The Truth does not care what we do with it. It is without feeling, without true thought. It does not care for sentimentality, grief, joy or anger. It merely exists.
Humans always search for the Truth. Who killed my parents? Why did they have to die? How did the Fuhrer become so powerful? They might never get a real answer, or they might. But if or when they have finally found it, will they truly be happy? Yes, Truth has no care for anyone but itself. It wants to be found. In the end it will always come out. And when it does people might cry. Maybe your aunt killed your parents for their money. Maybe a terrorist killed them because they killed his parents a long time ago. Maybe the Fuhrer had secret backing from a mysterious organization no one believes in, and they want to sacrifice an entire nation for immortality. Maybe your grandfather was one victim in his campaigns for power.
But are those the things you want to believe? Is that the Truth you so desperately seek? No, in truth you merely wished for absolution, for satisfying answers so you can move on. The truth you search for has no true depth. You only want freedom from guilt or curiosity. Maybe you cared about the people the truth concerns. But they are dead and you can't do anything against it. That is also Truth.
What is dead cannot be undone. It does not have several different angles. The only difference is the kind of death and the subjective value another person gives it. But what is dead is dead. It stays dead and cannot be brought back to live, no matter how much we may want it to.
Your aunt is taking good care of you now that your parents are dead. Your parents ran several charities for the poor and were good people. The Fuhrer was a good person who dearly loved his family. Your grandfather died honourably in a war for the sake of your country. Is that the truth you seek? Maybe it is the Truth. It is a different perception of events and people. Who says those are lies? Every event and every person has many facets, too many to truly comprehend. Had one thing been different, everything could have changed. Had the wind blown stronger the bullet could have missed the vital organs. Had your mother not teased her sister as much but told her more about how much she loved her, maybe everyone would be happier for it. Had someone not backed the Fuhrer on his ascension maybe a lot of deaths could have been prevented.
We may never know alternate paths. We can only know a few truths on the path we have walked in the world we live in. They might combine to show the ultimate, complete Truth, but they also might not. But that is nothing bad. The Truth can support or cripple us. It is forever there in our reach if we just search hard enough. But is the Truth truly so important? We can live just as well with just a few truths to support us. My parents loved me. They would want me to live on. Many people have died, but the future continues on. I can be strong enough to live on no matter what. Because every life is precious no matter what.