Ampersand Answers: Two Kinds of Truth

There are two kinds of truth: the truth that lights the way and the truth that warms the heart. The first of these is science, and the second is art. Neither is independent of the other or more important than the other.

Author Raymond Thornton Chandler

 The Question: 

How can I make sure I rest in the truth?  

&mpersand Answers:  

This is a two-part &mpersand Answer. How appropriate then that there are two kinds of truth, the Lights-the-Way Truth, and the Warms-the-Heart Truth. (And I’d add, the kind of truth that does both at the same time.) 

Mr. Chandler then dubs the two: first, Science; then, Art. Both are equally valuable. 

There is most definitely a science of resting in the truth. You use your intellect to test it, and then you metaphorically kick it upstairs. Does this truth resonate in your Spirit?  

There is also most definitely an art of resting in the truth. You use your heart to test it, and then you metaphorically kick it downstairs. Does this truth resonate in your Body? 

You need all four—body, heart, mind, spirit—affirmations to know without doubt that a truth is rest-worthy. 

On Thursday, we’ll tackle the rest of resting in truth. 

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