Babylon+OPE+Jenny+H.

-> Jenny Hwang, Block E.

Question: Is it right to let truth change EVERYTHING by forcing truth into a society that is so trust-worthy toward fake beliefs?

Title: Knowing the truth


 * In my opinion, Truth must not be forced in but it must gradually be permeated through the society unnoticeably.** There is a contradiction in the old saying, ‘truth hurts’ and ‘honesty is the best policy’. These aren’t all right nor wrong. In ‘by the waters of Babylon, in John’s journey, he disobeys the law that forbids a human entering the forbidden place. He realized a fact that will absolutely turn over everything in their society. That the “Gods” this society worshipped were nothing more than humans. When John returned to the village to speak about his journey, however, John’s father, the priest tells him he mustn’t. He says on the last page, ‘ "Truth is a hard deer to hunt. If you eat too much truth at once, you may die of the truth.”... He was right—it is better the truth should come little by little.’ This is referring to how so much truth must not be taken in at once. Because the truth may turn into poison when done so. It must be told little by little. John’s father was aware of the fact that there will be a bit disorder in everything once it is spread. Therefore he stops John from saying it. In short, truth must be injected into one slowly but possibly, completely.