Continuing from Life Lessons (1) this is my second realisation of things I wish I had known earlier or perhaps more truthfully, something I did actually know but wish I had put into practice earlier in life and consistently through all aspects of life. If you are looking at the image below, some of you may recognise the actors as Benedict Cumberbatch (left) and Martin Freeman (right) and the address of 221B Baker Street. The TV show is Sherlock which is based on the popular stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. I hear you saying - what does a TV show have to do with a Life Lesson..? Well the character of Sherlock Holmes is perhaps the best person or character to try to illustrate my point. For those that do not know, Sherlock Holmes has an uncanny ability to see absolute detail in just about everything. He uses that skill to solve the unusual mysteries by examining some very subtle clues others do not see, puts it all together, and seeing the big picture discovers the truth and catches the criminals. You could say that he takes nothing on face value, even what appears to be obvious is given a very discerning look before he makes any decision, comment or action. So to relate this to Life Lesson (2) that same level of discernment in all things, at all times, and in all places is something we should all do. It is very easy to read something in a newspaper, see something on the news, hear a story from someone and take it as 100% factual.
Mainstream media is renowned for presenting a particular angle or perspective which may suit their own agenda or that of another person or organisation. A person telling a story may without even knowing it, distort the facts or leave out a key piece of information which means you will only receive a percentage of the whole story, or their version of the truth. It seems the only way to be sure you know the truth of any matter is to examine several sources, cross check information, be open to the possibility that what you are being told or presented isn't the complete truth before making up your own mind. Or, to make it simpler, just feel what is true and what is not true - follow and trust our own inner knowingness. I am talking about other things too, far beyond just media, true personal discernment in food choices, food sources, clothing, purchases of any kind - in fact anything we purchase or any activity we partake in. We need to be far more discerning about our choices across the board.
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