Pulse of the World on Truth

What is truth and how do you know if you've found it? See how others across the world define truth.

Questions for Discussion and Personal Reflection

  1. What does it mean to "be true to yourself"?
  2. Are truth and reality the same thing?

I find truth within myself, I'll say. And there's times when I'm wrong, there's times when I'm false, um but I think when I'm looking for the truth, the only person that's going to really give it to me is myself.
I think as long as you're true to yourself, then you will find truth.

I believe that truth can be found through love, through feeling, through opening yourself up to new experiences.

Something that's absolute.

You believe something's true, if it just— you just feel it. It's just something you know.

One man's truth is another man's lie.

Not necessarily reality, but truth is what you think happened, truth is what you see, truth is what you believe. I think truth varies from person to person, though.

I really hate the idea that some, some faith or some religion has cornered the market on truth. I don't think there's any such thing.

Well, my father always said that the truth is his currency. And that was one of his life lessons, was if you're always honest— you always stick with the truth— that can be your currency in life.

I think that you have the solutions, you have the answers always inside of you.

I think those who truly pursue truth, will find it. I don't, I don't think everybody actually is pursuing truth, though.

Depending on how you feel about something, that's what you find true, so I think it's, it goes on an individual basis.

Truth is, uh, information that we have, uh, tested, tried, and have come to the conclusion that it is accurate, um, it's applicable for our lives, it's not a myth, it's not a, a cliche or a story but it is, uh, relevant and appropriate and honest and real.