This week I once again experienced this truism; what appears to be true, or what you may be told is true, may not be true at all.
I was informed by a co-worker that my car was leaking oil in the parking garage. Obviously, not a good thing. I went to inspect. Well, sure enough. . .next to the front of my car was a puddle of brackish looking liquid. Hmmm. I got down on my knees and looked under the car. Well, that's interesting. . .there didn't seem to be a drip line from anywhere near the engine; there was one, however, near the mid-rear of the car. I got up, went to the brackish brown puddle and put two fingers in it. It was watery. . .didn't feel like a petroleum based product at all. I smelled it. Oh, okay. . .
You see, first thing that morning I picked up a two and a half gallon thermos of coffee for a meeting. I placed it rather haphazardly in the back of my car. . .and apparently the thermos wasn't meant to be placed haphazardly, so. . .
My car was leaking caffeine.
What appeared to be true, and what would be cause for alarm. . .wasn't true at all and ended up being (well, just a little bit) funny.
I have found this to be a reassurance in life. . .that often what appears to be the case, upon close inspection, is not the case at all. How often do we jump to conclusions about what caused an end result? How often do we worry ourselves over what has been purportedly seen and said? What anxiety is caused because we really don't know the truth?
Truth is a great mediator and often we only find the truth through inquiry. Ask questions. Inspect. Ponder why. . .and then ponder some more. Research. Discuss with others. Test.
Despite what we might think, the truth is indeed a great friend. Stop for a few minutes to find out the true story.
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