Truth flies out the window
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="flies">flies</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="emotions">emotions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="high">high</span>, <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="flies">flies</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> – <span word="make">make</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> – <span word="they">they</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="tantrums">tantrums</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="untruths">untruths</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="truths">truths</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="bare">bare</span>-<span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="lies">lies</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="room">room</span>, <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="metaphorically">metaphorically</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bird">bird</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="flutter">flutter</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="wings">wings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="madding">madding</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyhow">Anyhow</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="emotions">emotions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="high">high</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="emotions">emotions</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cool">cool</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reason">reason</span>, <span word="logic">logic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fair">fair</span>-<span word="mindedness">mindedness</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="voices">voices</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="louder">louder</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="argument">argument</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="adhering">adhering</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="persuasion">persuasion</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="settle">settle</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span>.</p><p><span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heck">heck</span> <span word="out">out</span> – <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span> (<span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="needlessly">needlessly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="locked">locked</span>).</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="treasurable">treasurable</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="reason">reason</span>, <span word="morality">morality</span>, <span word="justice">justice</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span>. <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="gone">gone</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="disappears">disappears</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="ceases">ceases</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exist">exist</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span>.</p>
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