So many people today 
speak with such certainty that
their information
their belief
their opinion
is absolute 
truth.
So much so
that there are no longer
discussions
of opposing views
with 
open-minded listening
and 
possibilities – 
there are only 
judgments
and
accusations 
aimed at any voice
that may not agree 
completely.
When I noticed this
phenomenon, 
I wondered how 
we had gotten this deep into 
fear
that we can no longer 
hear 
our fellows.
I wondered if 
everyone who speaks with such certainty
and 
everyone who will not listen
really believes the truth
they are shouting…
…I wondered
Would they bet their life on it?
Then I went within – 
deep within 
the caverns of my soul – 
and asked myself 
that same question about 
what I hold to be truth – 
and it stopped me 
dead in my tracks 
with another question: 
what exactly do I believe is 
Truth? 
At one time,
the list of absolutes
was long 
and 
complicated
and
filled with
self-righteousness
and
hubris
and 
haughtiness. 
But now,
sitting here alone
in the silent cavern of my soul
I realize
there is only 
one
Truth
I believe. 
And,
the recognition of that
Truth
and its energy that lights my steps today
makes me want
to shout out to the world
in Love – 
for now I know it is the only 
Truth
that will ever be.
And yes,
I would best my life on It.