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"Fact and Truth" In the eyes of the bee, there is a flowerIt flies toward it because there is nectarThat is a factBeyond the flower, there is a beeThe flower desires the bee to carry its pollenThat is a fact However, the truth is differentThere is a bee, and opposite it, a flowerEach has its own intentionsEach seeks its own satisfactionThat is the truth Conflicts and disputes in human relationshipsAs well as problems, conflicts, and wars in international societyAll stem from differences in the recognition of fact and truth Facts are phenomena of subjective perceptionWhile truth is a phenomenon of objective recognitionIn other words, facts are left to individual perceptionAnd contain the possibility of self-justificationTruth also contains the subjectivity of the observer Both facts and truthAre shared through words and textHowever, there is nothing absolute in words or textBecause they are adorned to suit one’s own convenienceIf one seeks something absolute, it is actionAction speaks for everything If you wish to know a person’s true natureObserve their actions rather than their wordsBecause every action has a purposeThe law of cause and effect reveals everything 「事実と真実」 蜂の目の先には花がありそこに蜜があるから飛んで行くそれが事実だ花の向こうには蜂がいて花粉を運んで欲しいと思っているそれが事実だ しかし真実は異なる蜂がいてその向かいに花がある両者にはそれぞれ思惑がありそれぞれの満足を求めているそれが真実だ 人間関係で起こる争いや揉めごと国際社会での諸問題や紛争や戦争も事実と真実の認識の違いが根底にある 事実とは主観的認識の事象であるが真実は客観的認識の事象であるすなわち事実は個の認識に任され自己正当化の可能性を内包する真実は観察者の主観を内包する 事実も真実も言葉や活字によって共有されるしかし言葉や活字に絶対的なものはない己に都合良く修飾されるからだ絶対的なものを求めるのであれば行動だ行動はすべてを物語る その人の真なる姿を知りたければ言葉でなく行動を観察すると良い行動には必ず目的があるからだ因果の法則がすべてを明らかにする

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