Truth Is Gold

Matthew 7:16 "You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they?"

It seems to me that a black fog of ignorance, like a virus has spread over the entire world. It is global and pandemic. Over the past few months I’ve watched in wonder as things that do not make sense have been allowed to set the narrative. In some places what one thinks or dares to say can get them thrown in jail.

Makes so much sense.

We have been carefully conditioned to only pay attention to what is being reported in the here and now because not only do we have very short attention spans we have been carefully groomed to believe what we are presented with; just like in a movie, we can only digest things in two hour increments. Thus we are not especially armed with historical reference and therefore doomed to repeat historical mistakes.

As I ponder all the crazy things no one is paying attention to, my mind is a swirl of conundrums that simply cannot be easily explained, if at all. Here are some, in no particular order:

• Your government cares about your health and well being and also advocates population reduction.

• Scientists are smart and always working to better the world

• It is way smarter to trust science fiction than to believe in God

• You can trust politicians because they always tell the truth

• You can trust religious leaders because they always tell the truth

• When lies are revealed to be lies, you can and should trust the new lies that replace them

• Pay attention to celebrities because they are glamorous so they know everything

• Tolerance is good and any other opinion will not be tolerated

• Diversity means all things different must be tolerated unless it isn't on the list of things considered Diverse

• Drug companies just want people well and living longer so they can buy drugs

• Wealthy supporters of drug companies seek earth population reduction

• Modern technology can only and always will be used for good and never used for evil

People, in general, prefer to believe what sounds good and right instead of engaging their own brains to question what simply doesn’t add up.

In the Age of Great Delusion when up is down, down is up, good is bad and bad is good, knowing how to discern what is actually true is a rare treasure. I used to stand on the old adage about paying attention to what people do not what they say. But here in my late life I also pay attention to what folks don't do or say when they could.

All these ponderings launched another song, using the modern technology of AI - of course. [The old lady is on a roll where she stops no body knows]

Truth Is Gold ©2025 Meema Fields

[verse]

actions speak louder than babble

pay attention to what others do

there's rarely a truth in crowd rabble

how others behave is your clue

lies are so easily spoken

a smile is faked with a wink

but many a trust has been broken

when the smile disappears in a blink

[chorus]

we live in a world of illusion

can't believe what we hear or we see

new normal is just a delusion

nine out of ten doctors agree

[verse]

a sucker is born every minute

the world is a stage untruth is high art

but we want to believe we can win it

so the liars will fine tune their part

[chorus]

we live in a world of illusion

can't believe what we hear or we see

new normal is just a delusion

nine out of ten doctors agree

[bridge]

learning to see with eyes open

another good rule to live by

what someone won't do

when they mighta coulda shoulda

just reveals what is likely a lie

[verse]

Give me a tough truth not a sweet lie

I can handle what is hard but real

all I might ever question is why

but truth doesn't care how I feel

truth isn't dazzle that fades away

truth stands fearlessly bold

truth forges ahead and paves the way

truth isn't glitter, it's gold