According to a 19th century legend, the Truth and the Lie meet one day.
The Lie says to the Truth:
"It's a wonderful day today!" Truth
looks up to the sky to find out for herself, and nods. The day really was nice. Truth and Lie walk together and come to a well. Lie says, "How lovely the water is. Let's bathe together."
Truth tests the water and agrees it is the perfect temperature. So they undress and jump in. As they are bathing, Lie sneaks out of the water, dons the clothing of Truth, and runs quickly away.
Truth jumps out and chases him, so she can get her clothes back, but she can't find Lie. The world, seeing Truth naked, turns its eyes away in shame and contempt.
Truth returns to the lake and disappears there, hiding her nakedness. Since that time, Lie moves through the world dressed as Truth, satisfying the desires of society, because the World that man has created has no wish to meet the naked Truth.
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| Painting by Jean-Leon Jerome, 1896. |
Truth tests the water and agrees it is the perfect temperature. So they undress and jump in. As they are bathing, Lie sneaks out of the water, dons the clothing of Truth, and runs quickly away.
Truth jumps out and chases him, so she can get her clothes back, but she can't find Lie. The world, seeing Truth naked, turns its eyes away in shame and contempt.
Truth returns to the lake and disappears there, hiding her nakedness. Since that time, Lie moves through the world dressed as Truth, satisfying the desires of society, because the World that man has created has no wish to meet the naked Truth.
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