SONG — “From Where I Stand”
They were both certain.
That was the strange thing.
She spoke calmly, clearly, with reasons that made sense to her.
He responded with equal clarity, equally convinced.
Same facts.
Same language.
Different worlds.
At first, she tried to win.
She sharpened her points, referenced experience, tightened her logic. The familiar heat rose — that sense that something important was at stake.
Then she noticed it.
Not the argument — the perception.
The way her body leaned forward when she felt right.
The way her chest tightened when he didn’t agree.
The way “truth” felt physical — like a posture, not a conclusion.
She paused.
And in that pause, something simple became obvious:
she wasn’t defending reality.
She was defending her angle on it.
She looked at him again — really looked.
Not at his words, but at how earnest he was.
How his version made sense from where he stood.
And suddenly the argument lost its urgency.
Not because one of them was wrong —
but because neither of them could possibly hold the whole.
There was no view from nowhere.
Only views from somewhere.
She felt something loosen.
Truth didn’t collapse.
It multiplied.
And in that multiplication, there was room to breathe.
INVESTIGATION — “What Do I Mean by ‘Truth’?”
This isn’t about giving up discernment.
It’s about seeing how truth is experienced.
1. Notice how truth feels
Think of something you believe to be true.
Now notice:
posture
tension
confidence
urgency
defensiveness
Ask:
Does truth feel like certainty in the body?
Often it does.
2. Trace perception
Ask gently:
How did I come to know this?
You’ll usually find:
experience
interpretation
memory
repetition
social agreement
None of these are absolute.
They are contextual.
3. Try the impossible task
See if you can step outside:
your body
your history
your language
your nervous system
Notice:
You can’t.
Every truth is filtered.
4. Examine disagreement
When someone disagrees with you, ask:
Are they seeing something different — or are they wrong?
Sit with that distinction.
Often, disagreement points to different inputs, not bad faith.
5. The quiet recognition
There may be no final, objective truth you can stand on.
But there is honesty:
about what you see
about what you don’t
about what you can’t know
This humility doesn’t weaken clarity.
It softens conflict.