It is natural to doubt
\nbecause the truth is not free.
\nIt comes by pain and hard work.
\nA truthful man has calluses.
\nHis lightness born of toil.
\nHe does not work for widgets,
\njustify his existence,
\nride herd on his fellows,
\ninsult them by secret ways.
\nHe understands because he cares.
\nHe does not go to bed hungry,
\nrefusing to think,
\nto smile at the sky.
\nHis fear is that there is
\nnot enough goodness in him.
\nHours in the day
\nto read faces,
\nexplore his soul.<\/p>\n
The truth does not come easily.
\nIt is often late
\nand charges no fee.
\nAlways there,
\nit must be pursued,
\ngiven joy,
\nenticed like a lover
\nto give freely.
\nThe truth does not weep
\nfor status,
\nfinagle for a title,
\ncast away the crystals
\nin the mud,
\nthe deep fire of volcanoes,
\nthe hard fastness of diamonds.<\/p>\n
To entice it
\none must keep still.
\nIt won\u2019t interrupt you.
\nWhen you are done talking
\nit will bare itself
\nhumbly, like a child.
\nIt is not a lawyer,
\nit doesn\u2019t argue,
\ntake a position,
\nnor sell itself like a merchant,
\nor frown haughty with its role.
\nIt cares deeply only
\nfor the child in you.
\nThe one with an open heart,
\nthe one who does not need mansions,
\nto guard himself from dawn.<\/p>\n
It just sits with you,
\nnot caring to be an executive,
\nto pin medals on itself,
\nand it laughs easily,
\nit is never shy,
\nbut opens itself like a flower
\nexalting the light,
\ngiving of itself,
\nand accepting you
\nlike a dear friend
\nwith everything it owns,
\nshared freely,
\nand yours for the asking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It is natural to doubt because the truth is not free. It comes by pain and hard work. A truthful man has calluses. His lightness…<\/p>\n